John Edward Bouligny

Who was John Edward Bouligny?

John Edward Bouligny was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a member of the anti-immigrant American Party.

Bouligny was born in New Orleans. Bouligny was strongly opposed to Louisiana's secession to join the Confederate States of America and retained his seat in Congress after Louisiana withdrew from the Union. He remained in the North and died in Washington, D.C. during the American Civil War.

He was son of Louisiana state Representative Louis Bouligny and the nephew of Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny, a U.S. Senator from Louisiana. His grandfather, Francisco Bouligny, was a high-ranking colonial official and military governor in the late 18th century in Louisiana under Spanish Rule.