B. L. Lynch | |
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Attorney General of Louisiana | |
In office 1865–1867 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1830 County Limerick, Ireland |
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Moderate Republicans |
Bartholomew Leahy Lynch [1] (born 1830 in County Limerick, Ireland) [2] [3] was an educator, lawyer, and the first Republican Attorney General of Louisiana, serving from 1865 to 1867 during the Reconstruction Era. [4] Lynch emigrated from Ireland in 1851 and settled near Alexandria, Louisiana. [5] He served as a lieutenant in the Louisiana State Militia after Louisiana seceded from the Union, though he claimed he was forced into service. Although he later voluntarily accepted a commission from the governor of Confederate Louisiana, he claimed to have never believed in the cause of the Confederacy. [1] In February 1864, Lynch was elected as Attorney General of Union-controlled "Free Louisiana" on the Moderate Republican ticket. [1]
B. L. Lynch | |
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Attorney General of Louisiana | |
In office 1865–1867 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1830 County Limerick, Ireland |
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Moderate Republicans |
Bartholomew Leahy Lynch [1] (born 1830 in County Limerick, Ireland) [2] [3] was an educator, lawyer, and the first Republican Attorney General of Louisiana, serving from 1865 to 1867 during the Reconstruction Era. [4] Lynch emigrated from Ireland in 1851 and settled near Alexandria, Louisiana. [5] He served as a lieutenant in the Louisiana State Militia after Louisiana seceded from the Union, though he claimed he was forced into service. Although he later voluntarily accepted a commission from the governor of Confederate Louisiana, he claimed to have never believed in the cause of the Confederacy. [1] In February 1864, Lynch was elected as Attorney General of Union-controlled "Free Louisiana" on the Moderate Republican ticket. [1]