Andrew S. Herron Explained

Andrew Herron
Office:Member-elect of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 4th district
1Namedata:Died before taking office
Predecessor:Newton C. Blanchard
Successor:Newton C. Blanchard
Office1:Attorney General of Louisiana
Governor1:Henry Allen
Term1:1865
Predecessor1:Flavillus Goode
Successor1:B. L. Lynch
Office2:Secretary of State of Louisiana
Governor2:Paul Hébert
Robert Wickliffe
Term Start2:1852
Term End2:1859
Predecessor2:Charles Gayarré
Successor2:Pliny Hardy
Birth Name:Andrew Stewart Herron
Birth Date:27 October 1823
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Party:Democratic

Andrew Stewart Herron (October 27, 1823  - November 27, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and military officer.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Herron was a banker and lawyer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He served as Secretary of State of Louisiana from 1852 to 1859. Herron served as a delegate to the Louisiana Secession Convention and then in the Confederate Army where he served as a military judge in Mobile, Alabama. In 1865, Herron was elected Louisiana Attorney General. Herron was in elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1882 and died on November 27, 1882, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before he took the oath of office.[1]

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  1. 'Confederate Colonels,' Bruce A. Allardice, University of Missouri: 2008, Biographical Sketch of Andrew Stewart Herron, pg. 194