Notable New Orleanians: A Tricentennial Tribute

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Jean Joseph Vaudechamp, Antoine Jacques Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (1833). Mandeville Marigny (1811-1890), Baptized “Antonio Santiago de Marigni de Mandeville,” to accommodate his Spanish mother, was the third son of Bernard Marigny, and the oldest surviving child by his second wife Anna Mathilda Morales (1789-1859), daughter of the controversial Spanish Intendant Juan Ventura Morales. His French Creole father and Spanish Creole mother had various views about his name, the nickname “Mandeville” soon winning out over the Spanish “Antonio Santiago,” and the French version “Antoine Jacques.” Born just a few years after the untimely death of his uncle Jean Baptiste Marigny, Bernard’s older brother, he was nicknamed for the uncle, whom Bernard’s father (Pierre Philippe) had called Mandeville. Born to wealth and shown in the Vaudechamp portrait in the prime of young manhood as a handsome cadet at a French military school, Mandeville lived a life of sincerity and honor, but increasing misfortune. His marriage to the glamourous Sophronie Claiborne, daughter of the governor, produced five children, three of whom survived to adulthood, and none of whom stayed close to their father. Over fifty years of the long and unhappy marriage of his parents, he tried to stand by his mother, who died in 1859. Mandeville’s investments and attempts at business were generally unsuccessful, his wife eventually suing for separate estates in their marriage. In 1860, she left New Orleans for New York and never returned. There, she resided with her prominent mother, Susannah Bosque Claiborne Grymes, widow of the successful lawyer and public official John R. Grymes. At the time of Mandeville’s death in 1890 as a roomer in a boarding house on Dauphine St., his daughters traveled from New York to New Orleans to identify his remains, but did not stay for his funeral. This was a pity, as they would have seen that Mandeville Marigny’s funeral cortege to St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery on Esplanade Avenue was accompanied by a lineup of the most prominent and important citizens of New Orleans. COURTESY OF THE LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM, FM 1235. NOTABLE NEW ORLEANIANS: A Tricentennial Tribute 62
George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894) James Robb (1852) James Robb (q.v.) and his predecessor James Caldwell (q.v.) were two of the most distinctive business promotors in ante-bellum New Orleans. Robb is linked to railroads, necessary to New Orleans to permit the city’s port to develop imports, the weak side of a port that was booming through the export of cotton and food stuffs. Robb also understood that city support was necessary to make a successful railroad. That insight made him the leading promotor of reunification of the City in 1852. His New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad eventually became part of the Illinois Central Railroad. COURTESY OF THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION, 1988.43.+ BIOGRAPHIES 63
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T HE L OUISIANA H ISTORICAL S OCIET
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T HE L OUISIANA H ISTORICAL S OCIET
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LEGACY SPONSORS Through their gener
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INTRODUCTION On the occasion of the
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This volume would
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In every decade, the Society has co
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With her siblings and nephews, Ella
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A RCHBISHOP P HILIP M. HANNAN (1913
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water the industry drilled from flo
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treasurer of the New Orleans Spring
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C OSIMO M ATASSA (1926-2014) Record
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Ambrose’s idea for a local D-Day
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Black activist Bill Rouselle said a
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Foster, Governor, 18, 88 Foucher, 2
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Ursuline Convent. COURTESY OF THE L
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SHARING THE HERITAGE Historic profi
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QUALITY OF LIFE Healthcare provider
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was able to expand his own individu
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way for its students to acquire rea
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two family members or friends, at n
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Business; Education and Counseling;
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college or life after high school.
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Public Administration, and a new Sm
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with its college-preparatory curric
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Accreditation from the Southern Ass
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In the fall of 1931, a freshman cla
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Early history points to Sister Mary
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Today, Tulane offers endless educat
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five foreign countries-a huge respo
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Built on a foundation infused with
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A quality education is imperative t
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Through many years and name changes
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New Orleans has long been a faith-b
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Dillard University is a private, hi
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THE MARKETPLACE Retail and commerci
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a candy made of sugar and almonds.
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Parkway in Metairie and South Tyler
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company took occupancy in early 195
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facility has three spacious rooms,
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and a seed is planted in his mind.
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hired Leo W. Seal, Sr., as his sawm
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Historically, the port has been a l
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The company boasts fourteen distinc
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Founded in 1983 by Neal Alford and
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Fourth-generation New Orleans nativ
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In May 1937, Joseph Merrick Jones,
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Liberty Bank and Trust Company was
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The Kearney Family has been involve
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BUILDING A GREATER NEW ORLEANS Serv
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such a complex project to completio
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as healthcare, food processing, man
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Medical Center’s Development Comm
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In 1922, Ed. Smith’s moved from N
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With generations of expertise, Roub
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Philosophy, which emphasizes contin
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New Orleans was settled by the Fren
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Ensuring its clients build on a fir
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About the Author ABOUT THE AUTHOR W
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