H. C. Tounoir Explained

Heluter C. Tounoir was a state legislator in Louisiana. Various spellings of his name have been documented.[1] [2] He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing Pointe Coupee.

He had an unsuccessful 1860 Court of Claims (Southern Claims Commission) case. He served on the standing committee for Contingent Expenses as well as Banks and Banking.[3] He was also appointed to the Public Buildings committee and the Committee on Public Lands and Levees.[4]

At a parish committee of the Republican Party of Pointe Coupee in May 1870 Tounoir was chosen as the group's president and recommended and nominated as a candidate for state senate.[5] In October 1870 was chosen along with Stepney Hammond to be the nominees for the House of Representatives.[6] He was elected along with Prosper Darinsburg to represent Pointe Coupee in the state house.[7]

He and other legislators signed a January 1872 letter published in the Times Picayune calling for action after a disposition to remove the Speaker of the House George W. Carter which resulted in those in opposition to the speaker being arrested by United States marshals.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lee, Susanna Michele. Claiming the Union: Citizenship in the Post-Civil War South. April 14, 2014. Cambridge University Press. 9781107015326. Google Books.
  2. Book: Mills, Gary B.. Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission. April 19, 1994. Genealogical Publishing Com. 9780806314419. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Official Journal of the Proceedings of House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana at the ... General Assembly .... Louisiana Legislature House of. Representatives. April 19, 1871. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Official Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana. Louisiana Legislature House of. Representatives. April 19, 1872. The State. Google Books.
  5. News: Republican meeting in Pointe Coupee . 11 July 2021 . New Orleans Republican . 22 May 1870 . 6.
  6. News: Pointe Coupee, October 1, 1870 (Parish Convention) . 11 July 2021 . New Orleans Republican . 5 October 1870 . 5.
  7. News: Official Notices - Election results 1870 . 11 July 2021 . New Orleans Republican . 14 December 1870 . 2.
  8. News: Speaker Carter Expelled . 11 July 2021 . The Times-Picayune . 5 January 1872 . 1.
  9. Web site: H. C. TOUNOIR. January 5, 1872. 2. newspapers.com.

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