Nicholas Girod | |
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Mayor of New Orleans | |
In office October 8, 1812 – November 5, 1812 | |
Preceded by | Charles Trudeau |
Succeeded by | François Joseph LeBreton Dorgenois |
In office December 5, 1812 – September 4, 1815 | |
Preceded by | François Joseph LeBreton Dorgenois |
Succeeded by | Augustin de Macarty |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1751, France Cluses, Kingdom of Sardinia |
Died | September 1, 1840 (aged 89) New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Nicolas Girod (French spelling) or Nicholas Girod (April 1751—September 1840)[1] was the fifth mayor of New Orleans, from late in 1812 to September 4, 1815.[2] He was the first mayor of the city after Louisiana entered into the Union as a state.