Hyams, Henry M. (Henry Michael), 1806-1875
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Hyams, Henry M. (Henry Michael), 1806-1875
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Hyams, Henry M. (Henry Michael), 1806-1875
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Henry M. Hyams, a lawyer, was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1830. In the 1830s, he was a member of a vigilante committee to oppose anti-slavery interests. He was elected as a Democrat to the State Senate in 1855 and served as lieutenant governor of Louisiana, 1860-1864. His son, Henry M. Hyams, Jr. (1846-1887), a lawyer in New Orleans, was the son-in-law of Baton Rouge Judge W. R. Rutland. Henry M. Hyams, Jr.'s daughter, Judith Hyams Douglas (1875-1955), also a lawyer in New Orleans, was a civic and social leader and was active in women's clubs.
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Louisiana
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Saint Landry Parish (La.)
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Grant Parish (La.)
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Caldwell Parish (La.)
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