Robert Hardin Marr Explained

Robert Hardin Marr (October 29, 1819 – November 18, 1892) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from January 9, 1877, to April 5, 1880.^{[1] [2]}

Life and career

Born in Clarksville, Tennessee,^[3] Marr was a Presidential Elector for John Bell in 1860.^[3] A judge of Louisiana's First Judicial District Court (Orleans Parish),^[3] Marr "[l]ed a riot to overthrow the Reconstruction government of Louisiana".^[1]

Marr was one of five justices appointed by Governor Francis T. Nicholls following a contested election in which both Nicholls and his opponent claimed victory, and each attempted to set up a government. Federal authorities ultimately recognized Nicholls as the legitimate governor, and his appointments stood.^[4] He was later president of the 1874 Democratic State Convention.^[1]

Personal life and death

His son, Robert H. Marr Jr., became an Orleans Parish district attorney and judge.^[1]

Marr died in New Orleans.^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robert Hardin Marr. Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/Marr_Robert.aspx. May 15, 2020. 2019-06-08.
2. Web site: Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present. Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices.aspx. May 16, 2020. 2019-06-08.
3. Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 121.
4. Lamar C. Quintero, "The Supreme Court of Louisiana", in Horace Williams Fuller, ed., The Green Bag, Vol. 3 (1891), p. 124.