Henry S. Thibodaux | |
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28th; 4th after U.S. Statehood. Governor of Louisiana | |
In office November 15, 1824 – December 13, 1824 | |
Preceded by | Thomas B. Robertson |
Succeeded by | Henry Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Albany, New York | September 24, 1769[
Died | October 24, 1827 Thibodaux, Louisiana | (aged 58)
Political party | National Republican |
Spouse(s) | Felicité Bonvillain Bridgette Marie Bélanger |
Children | 8 including Henry Claiborne Thibodaux and Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux |
Henry Schuyler Thibodaux (September 24,[citation needed] 1769 – October 24, 1827) was a planter and politician, who served one month in 1824 as the fourth Governor of Louisiana. At the time that Governor Thomas B. Robertson resigned in 1824 to accept appointment as a federal judge, Thibodaux was President of the State Senate and succeeded him as Acting Governor, until Henry Johnson was elected.