Arnaud Beauvais

Arnaud Beauvais
7th Governor of Louisiana
In office October 6, 1829 – January 14, 1830
Preceded by	Pierre Derbigny
Succeeded by	Jacques Dupre
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	(1783-09-06)September 6, 1783 Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Died	November 18, 1843(1843-11-18) (aged 60) New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Louise Delphine Labatut

Armand Julie Beauvais (September 6, 1783 – November 18, 1843) was a justice of the peace, a Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, President of the Louisiana Senate and the seventh Governor of Louisiana.

He was born September 6, 1783, in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. He was serving as president of the Louisiana Senate, to which he had been elected as a Whig, when Governor Pierre Derbigny was killed. Derbigny was thrown from his carriage on October 6, 1829, ten months into his term as governor. Beauvais served as acting governor for three months and then resigned to run for a full term as governor in the special election of 1830. He ended up placing third in the election with 18% of the vote. Governor Beauvais was then elected to the Louisiana Senate and served until 1834.

Beauvais died in New Orleans in 1843.

Sources

• State of Louisiana - Biography
• Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives 1812 - 2008
• National Governors Association