Francis T. Nicholls | |
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28th Governor of Louisiana | |
In office May 20, 1888 – May 10, 1892 | |
Lieutenant | James Jeffries |
Preceded by | Samuel D. McEnery |
Succeeded by | Murphy J. Foster |
In office April 24, 1877 – January 14, 1880 | |
Lieutenant | Louis A. Wiltz |
Preceded by | Stephen B. Packard |
Succeeded by | Louis A. Wiltz |
Personal details | |
Born | Donaldsonville, Louisiana | August 20, 1834
Died | January 4, 1912 near Thibodaux, Louisiana | (aged 77)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Caroline Zilpha Guion |
Alma mater | West Point University of Louisiana (later named Tulane University) |
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Years of service | 1855–1856 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
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Unit | 2nd U.S. Artillery 8th Louisiana Infantry (CSA) |
Commands | 15th Louisiana Infantry (CSA) Nicholls' Brigade |
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Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls (August 20, 1834 – January 4, 1912) was an American attorney, politician, judge, and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served two terms as the 28th Governor of Louisiana, first from 1876 to 1880 after the Reconstruction era ended and from 1888 to 1892.