Paul Octave Hébert
| Paul Octave Hébert | |
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| 14th Governor of Louisiana | |
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In office January 18, 1853 – January 22, 1856 |
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| Lieutenant |
W.W. Farmer Robert C. Wickliffe |
| Preceded by | Joseph M. Walker |
| Succeeded by | Robert C. Wickliffe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 12, 1818 Plaquemine, Louisiana |
| Died | August 29, 1880 (aged 61) Bayou Goula, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Marie Coralie Wills Vaughn (2) Penelope Lynch |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Years of service | 1840 - 1845, 1847 - 1848 (USA) 1861 - 1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |
Lieutenant Colonel (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Paul Octave Hébert (December 12, 1818 – August 29, 1880) was the 14th Governor of Louisiana from 1853 to 1856 and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.
Hébert was born on December 12, 1818 about five miles south of Plaquemine in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. He graduated first in his class at Jefferson College in Convent, in 1836. He then attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated at the top of his class in 1840. He was a classmate of American Civil War Generals William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, Richard S. Ewell, Bushrod Johnson. The following year he was a professor of engineering at West Point. In 1842, Hébert married Marie Coralie Wills Vaughn, the daughter of a sugar planter. They had five children.
In 1845, Hébert resigned from the army after being appointed Chief Engineer of the State of Louisiana by Governor Alexander Mouton. He was reappointed by Governor Isaac Johnson in 1846, but he resigned in March, 1847 to fight in the Mexican-American War.
On March 3, 1847, Hébert accepted a commission as a lieutenant colonel of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Regiment, and then on April 9, 1847 he was transferred to the U.S. 14th Infantry Regiment. As a lieutenant colonel of the U.S. 14th Infantry Regiment he fought at Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, Chapultepec and Mexico City. At Molino del Rey he was honored by General Winfield Scott and was brevetted a Colonel for bravery. He was cited for gallantry at Chapultepec and Mexico City. Discharged on July 25, 1848, in New Orleans, Colonel Hébert entered politics.
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