Walter Guion
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Walter Guion was a United States Senator from Louisiana
. Born near Thibodaux
, he was tutored at home and then attended Jefferson College
in St. James Parish. He moved to Assumption Parish in 1866, was deputy clerk of the court in 1870 - 1871, studied law, was admitted to the bar
in 1870 and commenced practice in the Parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, and Ascension. He was judge of the twentieth district from 1888 to 1892 and of the twenty-seventh district from 1892 to 1900, and was Attorney General of the State from 1900 to 1912.
Guion was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson
to the office of United States Attorney
for the eastern district of Louisiana, which he held from 1913 to 1917, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law in Napoleonville
and Convent
. He was chairman of the district exemption board, division number 2, eastern district of Louisiana, and was a member of the State council of defense during the First World War.
On April 22, 1918, Guion was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert F. Broussard
and served from April 22, 1918, until November 5, 1918, when a successor was elected; while in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey (Sixty-fifth Congress). He practiced law in New Orleans until his death in that city on in 1927; interment was in Metairie Cemetery
.
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. Born near Thibodaux
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux is a small city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,431 at the 2000 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux...
, he was tutored at home and then attended Jefferson College
Jefferson College
Jefferson College is a public, two-year community college located in Hillsboro, Missouri. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Jefferson College was founded in 1963. It is coeducational and has a semester-based academic calendar. It was granted a Phi Theta Kappa chapter in 1965...
in St. James Parish. He moved to Assumption Parish in 1866, was deputy clerk of the court in 1870 - 1871, studied law, was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
Bar in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas; the process of qualifying to practice law; and the legal profession.-Courtroom division:...
in 1870 and commenced practice in the Parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, and Ascension. He was judge of the twentieth district from 1888 to 1892 and of the twenty-seventh district from 1892 to 1900, and was Attorney General of the State from 1900 to 1912.
Guion was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
to the office of United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for the eastern district of Louisiana, which he held from 1913 to 1917, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law in Napoleonville
Napoleonville, Louisiana
Napoleonville is a village in and the parish seat of Assumption Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 686 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
and Convent
Convent, Louisiana
Convent is an unincorporated community in and the parish seat of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States.It has been the parish seat since 1869.The town took damage during Hurricane Katrina, disrupting parish government activities for several months....
. He was chairman of the district exemption board, division number 2, eastern district of Louisiana, and was a member of the State council of defense during the First World War.
On April 22, 1918, Guion was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert F. Broussard
Robert F. Broussard
Robert Foligny Broussard was both a U.S. representative and a U.S. senator from Louisiana. He was born on the Mary Louise plantation near New Iberia, the seat of Iberia Parish. He attended public and private schools. Broussard attended the Catholic Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., from...
and served from April 22, 1918, until November 5, 1918, when a successor was elected; while in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey (Sixty-fifth Congress). He practiced law in New Orleans until his death in that city on in 1927; interment was in Metairie Cemetery
Metairie Cemetery
Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road .-History:This site was previously a horse...
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