Allan Bowie MAGRUDER, Congress, LA (1775-1822)

MAGRUDER Allan Bowie , a Senator from Louisiana; born in Kentucky in 1775; attended the common schools; pursued an academic course; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1796 and practiced in Lexington, Ky.; moved to Louisiana and practiced his profession; member, State house of representatives; elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate and served from September 3, 1812, to March 3, 1813; resumed the practice of law; died in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., April 16, 1822.

Bibliography

Magruder, Allan Bowie. Political, Commercial and Moral Reflections, on the Late Cession of Louisiana, to the United States. Lexington, Kentucky: Daniel Bradford, 1803.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present