Leopold Caspari
| Leopold Caspari | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from principally Natchitoches Parish | |
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In office 1900–1908 |
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| Preceded by |
Two members: |
| Succeeded by | B.W. Marston |
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In office 1909–1914 |
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| Preceded by | B. W. Marston |
| Succeeded by | Charles Milton Cunningham |
| Louisiana State Representative from Natchitoches Parish | |
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In office 1884–1892 |
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| Preceded by |
Two members: |
| Succeeded by |
M.R. Joyner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 28, 1830 Lauterbourg, France |
| Died | March 11, 1915 (aged 84) Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Amanda Woods Caspari (married 1862-1883, her death) |
| Children | Richard L., Samuel, Joseph, David, Emanuel, Charles, Gustave, Julia Caspari Glover, and Dora Caspari |
| Occupation | Businessman; Banker |
| Religion | Jewish |
Two members:
G. L. Trichel
Two members:
James H. Cosgrove
M.R. Joyner
Leopold Caspari (July 28, 1830 – March 11, 1915) was a French-born businessman and politician from , Louisiana. In 1884, in his role as state representative, he pushed for the establishment of Northwestern State University.
Caspari was born in Lauterbourg in northeastern France, to David Caspari (1800–1873) and the former Charlotte Baruch (1802–1844). He was a young apprentice in a dry goods store. In 1849 at the age of nineteen, five years after the death of his mother, and a year following the Revolution of 1848, Caspari emigrated to the United States. He first settled as a merchant in Cloutierville in south of the city of , where he lived after 1858. He served in the Confederate States of America Army as a member of Pelican Rangers No. 1 at the rank of second lieutenant. By the end of the Civil War, he had been promoted to the rank of captain.
In 1884, Caspari was elected as a Democrat to the Louisiana House of Representatives and served two four-year terms, his tenure ending in 1892. From 1900 to 1908, he served in the Louisiana State Senate. After a year's absence, he returned to the Senate in 1909, when his immediate successor, B.W. Marston, resigned. Caspari remained in the Senate until 1914, shortly before his death. At the time there were no term limits in the Louisiana legislature. Caspari led the campaign that selected Natchitoches as the site for Northwestern State University, then known as Louisiana State Normal School, specifically for the education of teachers. He was a president of the People's Bank and the Red River Valley Railroad, both based in Natchitoches. He also engaged successfully in farming. For years, he was active in the Confederate veterans' organization, the Knights of Pythias, and the anti-defamation league, B'nai B'rith, a Jewish organization.
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