Joseph Aristide Landry

For the Canadian politician, see Joseph P. Landry.

Joseph Aristide Landry (July 10, 1817 – March 9, 1881) was a Confederate Civil War veteran who served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Whig.

Joseph A. Landry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Henry Adams Bullard
Succeeded by	Theodore Gaillard Hunt
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office 1840
Personal details
Born	Joseph Aristide Landry (1817-07-10)July 10, 1817 Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Died	March 9, 1881(1881-03-09) (aged 63) Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Resting place	Donaldsonville Catholic Cemetery
Political party	Whig

Biography

Joseph Landry was born near Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, on July 10, 1817. He attended school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Political career

He served member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1840, then elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress, serving from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853.

Later career

After leaving Congress, he was president of the police jury of Ascension Parish in 1861.

Civil War

Before the Civil War, he was first sergeant in the Chasseurs de l'Ascension. During the war, he attached to Company B of the Cannoneers of Donaldsonville, fighting on the side of the Confederacy.

Death and burial

He died near Donaldsonville on March 9, 1881, and is interred in Donaldsonville Catholic Cemetery.

See also

• Landry Tomb

External links

• Bio at Congress.gov
• Political Graveyard
• Joseph Aristide Landry at Find a Grave
• Joseph Aristide Landry in the Louisiana Dictionary of Biography — Scroll down to find the Landrys.