# Adolph Meyer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adolph_Meyer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adolph_Meyer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Meyer > Source revision: 1350592715 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician For the German banker, see [Adolph Meyer (banker)](/source/Adolph_Meyer_(banker)). For the American Lutheran pastor, see [Adolph F. Meyer](/source/Adolph_F._Meyer). For the photographer, see [Adolph de Meyer](/source/Adolph_de_Meyer). Adolph Meyer Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district In office March 4, 1891 – March 8, 1908 Preceded by Theodore S. Wilkinson Succeeded by Albert Estopinal Personal details Born Adolph Meyer (1842-10-19)October 19, 1842 Natchez, Mississippi Died March 8, 1908(1908-03-08) (aged 65) New Orleans, Louisiana Resting place New Orleans, Louisiana Party Democratic Alma mater University of Virginia Profession Banker, Planter Military service Allegiance United States Confederate States of America Branch/service Confederate States Army Louisiana National Guard Years of service 1862–1865 (CSA) Rank Assistant Adjutant General Battles/wars American Civil War **Adolph Meyer** (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a [Confederate](/source/Confederate_States_Army) veteran of the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) who served as a member of the [U. S. House of Representatives](/source/U._S._House_of_Representatives) representing the [state](/source/U.S._state) of [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana).[1] He served nine terms as a [Democrat](/source/United_States_Democratic_Party) from 1891 until his death in office in 1908. ## Biography Meyer was born in to a [Jewish](/source/Jews) family of German descent in [Natchez, Mississippi](/source/Natchez%2C_Mississippi).[2] ### Confederate States Army During the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), Meyer served in the Confederate Army on the staff of [Brigadier General](/source/Brigadier_general_(United_States)) [John Stuart Williams](/source/John_Stuart_Williams) of [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky) and attained the rank of assistant [adjutant general](/source/Adjutant_general). A [planter](/source/Planter_(American_South)) in Mississippi and a banker in [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans), he served in the [Louisiana National Guard](/source/Louisiana_National_Guard), attaining the rank of brigadier general in 1881.[3] ### Congress In 1890, he was elected to his first of nine consecutive terms in the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives). He served until his death on October 19, 1908 at the age of 65. ## Namesakes Harriet Tubman Elementary school, formerly Adolph S. Meyer Elementary School General Meyer Avenue in the [Algiers](/source/Algiers%2C_New_Orleans) neighborhood in New Orleans is named in his honor for his efforts in lobbying for a U.S. Naval Yard in that area.[4] The Avenue begins as Newton Street in Algiers Point, changes name to General Meyer Avenue at Behrman Avenue, and continues for approximately 4 miles, ending at Bennett Street in the Lower Algiers neighborhood. The [Adolph Meyer School](/source/Adolph_Meyer_School) (1917) was a school in Algiers on General Meyer Avenue; renamed to honor [Harriet Tubman](/source/Harriet_Tubman) in the 1990s, the facility operates today as Harriet Tubman Charter School, one of Crescent City Schools' three charter elementary schools. In 2016, the building was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places). It is located at the southeast corner of General Meyer and Behrman, across from the U.S. Naval Station Algiers Historic District and the city's Federal City complex. ## See also - [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography) - [List of Jewish members of the United States Congress](/source/List_of_Jewish_members_of_the_United_States_Congress) - [List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1900–1949)](/source/List_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_who_died_in_office_(1900%E2%80%931949)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cd_1-0)** ["S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903"](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-04562_00_00-001-0001-0000). *GovInfo.gov*. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 41. Retrieved July 2, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [\[1\]](http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/main_la.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071005045404/http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/main_la.htm) October 5, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at www.isjl.org *<--dead link, April 2015.* 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*, retrieved 28 Jan. 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Germans of Louisiana*](https://books.google.com/books?id=dh0Oa1lkheAC&pg=PA107) by Ellen C. Merrill. Pelican Publishing, 2014. ## External links - United States Congress. ["Adolph Meyer (id: M000679)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000679). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. - [Adolph Meyer](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7204770) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) - [Adolph Meyer, late a representative from Louisiana, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1909](http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x004873490;view=1up;seq=7) U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Theodore Stark Wilkinson United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Louisiana 1891-1908 Succeeded by Albert Estopinal v t e United States representatives from Louisiana 1st district E. Livingston White H. Johnson White Slidell La Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry B. 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