Henry Adams Bullard

Who was Henry Adams Bullard?

Henry Adams Bullard was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat and one as a Whig.

Bullard was born in Pepperell, Massachusetts, attended Harvard and studied law in Boston and Philadelphia. He accompanied General José Álvarez Toledo on his expedition into Texas in 1813. He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the 22nd and 23rd Congresses, resigned in 1834, and later served as a Whig in the 31st Congress. He was also a professor at the Law School of Louisiana, judge of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, Secretary of State of Louisiana, and served in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He died in New Orleans and was interred at the Girod Street Cemetery.