Charles Parlange

Charles Parlange (July 23, 1851 – February 4, 1907) was a Louisiana state senator, United States Attorney, Louisiana Lieutenant Governor serving under Governor Murphy J. Foster, Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Born on July 23, 1851, in

Parlange was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on December 11, 1893, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Edward Coke Billings.^[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 15, 1894, and received his commission the same day.^[1] His service terminated on February 4, 1907, due to his death in New Orleans.^[1] He was interred in Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.^{[citation needed]}

Family

Parlange was the son of Charles and Virginie (Trahan) Parlange of Pointe Coupee Parish.^{[citation needed]} During his childhood he resided at Parlange Plantation near New Roads, Louisiana.^{[citation needed]} He was the uncle of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, better known as Madame X of John Singer Sargent's celebrated portrait.

References

Sources

• Charles Parlange at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.