Eligius Fromentin

Eligius Fromentin
United States Judge for West Florida
In office
May 18, 1821 – June 4, 1822
Preceded byNone (position created)
Succeeded byHenry Marie Brackenridge
Judge of the New Orleans Criminal Court
In office
April 1821 – May 1821
Preceded byWilliam O. Winston
Succeeded byFielding Turner
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byAllan B. Magruder
Succeeded byJames Brown
Personal details
Born1767
France
DiedOctober 6, 1822 (aged 54–55)
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Resting placeSaint Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseElizabeth Polk
OccupationAttorney

Eligius Fromentin (1767 – October 6, 1822) was a French priest who became an American politician. He served as secretary of Louisiana's territorial legislature, and at the constitutional convention that led to its admission to the Union. He was a US senator from 1813 to 1819 and a federal judge in West Florida from 1821 to 1822.