Edward Sparrow

American politician

Edward Sparrow

Confederate States Senator from Louisiana
In office February 18, 1862 – March 18, 1865
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Deputy from Louisiana to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished

Personal details
Born	(1810-12-29)December 29, 1810 Dublin, Ireland
Died	July 4, 1882(1882-07-04) (aged 71) Lake Providence, Louisiana
Resting place	Arlington Plantation, Lake Providence, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Kenyon College

Edward Sparrow (December 29, 1810 – July 4, 1882) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Louisiana from 1862 to 1865.

Biography

Sparrow was born in Dublin, Ireland. He represented Louisiana in the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. He was a Senator from Louisiana in both the First and the Second Confederate States congresses, serving from 1862 to 1865. He was one of just eight men to be members of the Confederate Congress from its beginning to its end. For the entire war he was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs.^[1]

He was the wealthiest man in the Confederate Government and one of the wealthiest in the entire South. The 1860 Census cites his wealth at $1.2 million, which would be comparable to being a billionaire today. In the 1860 census he is listed as having four land holdings, one in Concordia Parish, Louisiana and three in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, including the Arlington Plantation in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Even in 1880, after the war, East Carroll Parish was the most productive cotton-growing parish or county in the nation. He owned the Arlington Plantation from the 1850s until his death, and is buried in the family cemetery there.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b East Carroll Parish Historical Society in cooperation with Louisiana Division of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic Resources of Lake Providence". National Park Service. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
^ "Lake Providence Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2017. with four photos and two maps Archived February 1, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Edward Sparrow at Find a Grave
Edward Sparrow at The Political Graveyard

Offices and distinctions

Political offices
Preceded by New constituency	Deputy from Louisiana to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States 1861–1862	Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Confederate States Senate
New constituency	Confederate States Senator (Class 3) from Louisiana 1862–1865 Served alongside: Thomas Semmes	Constituency abolished

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v t e Signatories of the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States
President of the Congress	Howell Cobb
South Carolina	Robert Barnwell Rhett R. W. Barnwell James Chesnut, Jr. C. G. Memminger Wm. Porcher Miles Laurence M. Keitt William W. Boyce Tho. J. Withers
Georgia	R. Toombs Francis S. Bartow Martin J. Crawford E. A. Nisbet Benjamin H. Hill Augustus R. Wright Thos. R. R. Cobb A. H. Kenan Alexander H. Stephens
Florida	Jackson Morton Jas. B. Owens J. Patton Anderson
Alabama	Richard W. Walker Robt. H. Smith Colin J. McRae Jno. Gill Shorter William Parish Chilton Stephen F. Hale David P. Lewis Tho. Fearn J. L. M. Curry
Mississippi	W. P. Harris Alexander M. Clayton W. S. Wilson James T. Harrison Walker Brooke William S. Barry J. A. P. Campbell
Louisiana	John Perkins, Jr. Alex. de Clouet C. M. Conrad Duncan F. Kenner Edward Sparrow Henry Marshall
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v t e Signatories of the Confederate States Constitution
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South Carolina	Robert Barnwell Rhett C. G. Memminger Wm. Porcher Miles James Chesnut Jr. R. W. Barnwell William W. Boyce Laurence Keitt T. J. Withers
Georgia	R. Toombs Francis S. Bartow Martin J. Crawford Alexander H. Stephens Benjamin H. Hill Thos. R. R. Cobb E. A. Nisbet Augustus R. Wright A. H. Kenan
Florida	Jackson Morton J. Patton Anderson Jas. B. Owens
Alabama	Richard W. Walker Robt. H. Smith Colin J. McRae William P. Chilton Stephen F. Hale David P. Lewis Tho. Fearn Jno. Gill Shorter J. L. M. Curry
Mississippi	Alexander M. Clayton James T. Harrison William S. Barry W. S. Wilson Walker Brooke W. P. Harris J. A. P. Campbell
Louisiana	John Perkins Jr. Alex. de Clouet C. M. Conrad Duncan F. Kenner Henry Marshall Edward Sparrow
Texas	John Hemphill Thomas N. Waul John H. Reagan Williamson S. Oldham Louis T. Wigfall John Gregg William Beck Ochiltree
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Class 2	Barnwell (S.C.) Brown (Miss.) Caperton (Va.) Dortch (N.C.) Henry (Tenn.) W. Johnson (Mo.) Maxwell (Fla.) Peyton (Mo.) Preston (Va.) Semmes (La.) Wigfall (Tex.)
Class 3	Burnett (Ky.) Garland (Ark.) Haynes (Tenn.) Hill (Ga.) Hunter (Va.) Jemison (Ala.) Mitchel (Ark.) Oldham (Tex.) Orr (S.C.) Sparrow (La.) Yancey (Ala.)
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