Alexandre Mouton

Alexandre Mouton (November 19, 1804 – February 12, 1885) was a Cajun planter and politician who served as the first Democratic Governor of Louisiana from 1843 to 1846. He previously served in the Louisiana State Legislature, as U.S. Senator of Louisiana, and led the 1845 State constitutional convention which abolished property qualifications to vote or hold public office.

Mouton served as President of the Louisiana Secession Convention in 1861, declaring Louisiana a “free, sovereign, and independent power” before it joined the Confederate States of America two months later. Provided by Wikipedia