George A. Waggaman
American politician (1782-1843) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 61
George Augustus Waggaman was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in Caroline County, Maryland, to Henry Waggaman, he completed preparatory studies under private tutors, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Caroline County in 1811.
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He served in the War of 1812 under General Andrew Jackson at New Orleans and settled in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, commencing the practice of law in 1813. He was attorney general of the third district of Louisiana in 1813, judge of the third judicial circuit court in 1818, and assistant judge of the criminal court in New Orleans in 1819. He was interested in sugarcane growing and held the office of Secretary of State of Louisiana from 1830 to 1831.
