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Wiltz, Louis Alfred

was born Jan. 21, 1843, in New Orleans, La. He enlisted as a private soldier in the confederate service during the civil war; was elected captain and became provost marshal at Franklin, La. In 1868 he was elected to the Louisiana state legislature; was elected mayor of New Orleans, but did not serve; and in 1875 was a member of the legislature and speaker of the house. He became lieutenant-governor and president of the state senate; and in 1879 became governor of Louisiana. He died Oct. 16, 1881, before the expiration of his term.