Louis A. Wiltz

Louis Alfred Wiltz ( born January 21, 1843 in New Orleans, Louisiana, † October 16, 1881 ) was an American politician (Democratic Party) and 1880-1881 Governor of the State of Louisiana.

Early years and political rise

Wiltz attended the public schools of his home. After that, he was employed for a short time in a store. In 1861 he joined the Army of the Confederate States. There he rose to the Colonel. He got the meantime a prisoner of war, but was released as part of an exchange.

In 1868 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Louisiana, 1872, he was mayor of New Orleans. Then he went back in 1874 in the House of Representatives of his State, the President ( Speaker), he was in 1875. Between 1877 and 1880 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Governor Francis T. Nicholls representative. During this time Wiltz was closely associated with the corrupt society of the state lottery. In 1879 he was chairman of a committee to revise the constitution. The new constitution an early gubernatorial election was necessary, was elected at the Wiltz to the new governor of his state.

Governor of Louisiana

Louis Wiltz took up his new post on 13 January 1880. In his brief tenure of the railway expansion was funded and launched a health program. In addition, at that time arose the Ministries of Agriculture and Immigration. Wiltz tenure was marred by corruption scandals that had also taken his party. He himself benefited from the lottery company. His finance minister Edward A. Burke embezzled a lot of money. Later, he should settle with $ 1.2 million to Honduras. At the same time African Americans access to the elections was difficult and neglected education. Louis Wiltz died on October 16, 1881 from tuberculosis and his Lieutenant Governor Samuel D. McEnery took over the governorship. Louis Wiltz was married to Mildred Michaela Bienvenu, with whom he had seven children.

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