Edward Sparrow

Edward Sparrow

Confederate States Senator from Louisiana
In office February 18, 1862 – May 10, 1865
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1810-12-29)December 29, 1810 Dublin, United Kingdom (now Ireland)
Died	July 4, 1882(1882-07-04) (aged 71) Franklin, Louisiana, US
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Kenyon College

Edward Sparrow (December 29, 1810 – July 4, 1882) was a prominent Confederate States of America politician.

Sparrow was born in Dublin, Ireland. He represented Louisiana in the Provisional Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1862. Sparrow was a deputy (representative) in the Provisional Confederate Congress. He was a Senator from Louisiana in both the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress, serving from 1862 to 1865.

He was the wealthiest man in the Confederate Government. The 1860 Census cites his wealth at $1.2 million, which would be comparable to being a billionaire today.

References

Political Graveyard

Confederate States Senate
New constituency	Confederate States Senator (Class 3) from Louisiana 1862–1865 Served alongside: Thomas Semmes	Constituency abolished

Confederate States Senators

Class 1	Baker (Fla.) Clark (Mo.) Clay (Ala.) Davis (N. C.) Graham (N. C.) H. Johnson (Ga.) R. Johnson (Ark.) Lewis (Ga.) Phelan (Miss.) Reade (N. C.) Simms (Ky.) Toombs (Ga.) Vest (Mo.) Walker (Ala.) Watson (Miss.)

Class 2	Barnwell (S. C.) Brown (Miss.) Caperton (Va.) Dortch (N. C.) Henry (Tenn.) W. Johnson (Mo.) Maxwell (Fla.) Peyton (Mo.) Preston (Va.) Semmes (La.) Wigfall (Tex.)

Class 3	Burnett (Ky.) Garland (Ark.) Haynes (Tenn.) Hill (Ga.) Hunter (Va.) Jemison (Ala.) Mitchel (Ark.) Oldham (Tex.) Orr (S. C.) Sparrow (La.) Yancey (Ala.)

Signatories of the Confederate States Constitution

Congress President	Howell Cobb

South Carolina	Robert Rhett Christopher Memminger Porcher Miles James Chesnut, Jr. Robert Barnwell William Boyce Laurence Keitt Thomas Withers

Georgia	Robert Toombs Francis Bartow Martin Crawford Alexander Stephens Benjamin Hill Thomas Cobb Eugenius Nisbet Augustus Wright Augustus Kenan

Florida	Jackson Morton Patton Anderson James Owens

Alabama	Richard Walker Robert Smith Colin McRae William Chilton Stephen Hale David Lewis Thomas Fearn, Jr. Gill Shorter Jabez Curry

Mississippi	Alexander Clayton James Harrison William Barry William Wilson Walker Brooke Wiley Harris Josiah Campbell

Louisiana	John Perkins, Jr. Alexandre de Clouet Charles Conrad Duncan Kenner Henry Marshall Edward Sparrow

Texas	John Hemphill Thomas Waul John Reagan Williamson Oldham Louis Wigfall John Gregg William Ochiltree

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 63400640 LCCN: n2004063237

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