Christopher Columbus Nash | |
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Sheriff of Grant Parish, Louisiana | |
In office 1873–Unknown | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sabine Parish, Louisiana US | July 1, 1838
Died | after 1922 |
Political party | Fusionist/ Democratic Party |
Spouse | Malinda Williams Nash |
Parent(s) | Valentine and Mary Anderson Nash |
Occupation | Merchant; law-enforcement officer founder of the white league |
Christopher Columbus Nash (July 1, 1838 – June 29, 1922) was a Louisiana merchant and Democratic sheriff. [1] In 1873, Nash led a company of white militiamen in the Colfax Massacre to take the courthouse in Colfax, from armed African-Americans. [2] Three white men were killed; the number of African-Americans killed is estimated to have been between 60 and 150. [2] [3]
Nash participated in the formation of the White League, [4] a white supremacist organization that claimed to defend a "hereditary civilization and Christianity menaced by a stupid Africanization". [5] He was later buried in Natchitoches, Louisiana. [6]
Christopher Columbus Nash | |
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Sheriff of Grant Parish, Louisiana | |
In office 1873–Unknown | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sabine Parish, Louisiana US | July 1, 1838
Died | after 1922 |
Political party | Fusionist/ Democratic Party |
Spouse | Malinda Williams Nash |
Parent(s) | Valentine and Mary Anderson Nash |
Occupation | Merchant; law-enforcement officer founder of the white league |
Christopher Columbus Nash (July 1, 1838 – June 29, 1922) was a Louisiana merchant and Democratic sheriff. [1] In 1873, Nash led a company of white militiamen in the Colfax Massacre to take the courthouse in Colfax, from armed African-Americans. [2] Three white men were killed; the number of African-Americans killed is estimated to have been between 60 and 150. [2] [3]
Nash participated in the formation of the White League, [4] a white supremacist organization that claimed to defend a "hereditary civilization and Christianity menaced by a stupid Africanization". [5] He was later buried in Natchitoches, Louisiana. [6]