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Pierre Soulé

Pierre Soulé
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United States Minister to Spain
In office
April 7, 1853 – February 1, 1855
President Zachary Taylor
Preceded by Romulus M. Saunders
Succeeded by John C. Breckinridge
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
March 3, 1849 – April 11, 1853
Preceded by Henry Johnson
Succeeded by John Slidell
In office
January 21, 1847 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by Alexander Barrow
Succeeded by Solomon W. Downs
Personal details
Born (1801-08-31)August 31, 1801
Castillon-en-Couserans, France
Died March 26, 1870(1870-03-26) (aged 68)
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Henrietta Armantine Mercier
Profession Politician, Lawyer

Pierre Soulé (August 31, 1801 – March 26, 1870) was an attorney, politician and diplomat from Louisiana during the mid-19th century. Serving as a United States Senator from 1849 to 1853, he resigned to accept appointment as U.S. Minister to Spain, a post he held until 1855.

He is likely best known for his role in writing the 1854 Ostend Manifesto, part of an attempt by Southern slaveholders to gain support for the US to annex Cuba to the United States. Some Southern planters wanted to expand their territory to the Caribbean and into Central America. The Manifesto was roundly denounced, especially by anti-slavery elements, and Soulé was personally criticized.

Born and raised in France, Soulé was exiled for revolutionary activities. He moved to Great Britain and then the United States, where he settled in New Orleans and became an attorney, later entering politics.

Pierre Soulé was born in 1801 Castillon-en-Couserans, a village in the French Pyrénées. He was exiled from France as a young man for revolutionary activities, allowed to return, then imprisoned several years later for his continued opposition to the government.

In 1825 Soulé escaped prison, and fled first to Great Britain, then to Haiti, and finally to the U.S. He settled in New Orleans and became a lawyer.

In 1847, Soulé sat briefly in the United States Senate as a Democrat elected by the state legislature. He was returned to the Senate for a full term, serving from 1849 to 1853. He resigned to take an appointment as U.S. Minister to Spain, a post he held until 1855.


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