Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817.
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Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817.
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Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817.
Claiborne, William C. C. 1775-1817
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Claiborne, William C. C. (Charles Cole), 1775-1817.
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William C. C. Claiborne practiced law in Tennessee and became judge of the Superior Court of Tennessee in 1796. He became governor of the Territory of Mississippi in 1801 and was appointed to receive Louisiana from France in 1803. He served as governor of the Territory of Orleans, 1803-1812, and as governor of the State of Louisiana, 1812-1816.
Governor of the Territory of Orleans. Broutin served as notary from 1800 until his death in 1819.
Governor of Louisiana Territory, Louisiana (State) and Mississippi Territory, U.S. representative from Tennessee, U.S. senator from Louisiana, and judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
William C. C. Claiborne served as governor of the Territory of Orleans, 1803-1812, and as governor of the state of Louisiana, 1812-1816.
William C. C. Claiborne served as a judge in the Superior Court of Tennessee in 1796. He became governor of the Territory of Mississippi in 1801 and was appointed to receive Louisiana from France in 1803. He served as governor of the Territory of Orleans, 1803-1812, and as governor of the state of Louisiana, 1812-1816.
Claiborne also served as governor of the Mississippi Territory (1801-1804) and the State of Louisiana (1812-1817).
American statesman and Governor of Louisiana.
William C.C. (Charles Cole) Claiborne was born in Sussex County, Va., in 1775. He attended the College of William and Mary and the Richmond Academy before serving as a clerk in the United State House of Representatives. After studying law for several years, Claiborne relocated to Tennessee to set up practice in 1794 and was appointed to that state's Supreme Court two years later. The following year he ran successfully for the United States House of Representatives, serving until 1801 when he was appointed governor of the Territory of Mississippi. In 1803, Claiborne oversaw the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France and served as territorial governor in New Orleans through 1812. Upon achieving statehood, Claiborne became Louisiana's first elected governor, serving until 1816. That year he was elected to the United States Senate, but served only a short time before his death on April 4, 1817.
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