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American politician
Edward Sparrow
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In office
February 18, 1862 ? March 18, 1865
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Preceded by
| New constituency
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Succeeded by
| Constituency abolished
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In office
February 4, 1861 ? February 17, 1862
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Preceded by
| New constituency
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Succeeded by
| Constituency abolished
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Born
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1810-12-29
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December 29, 1810
Dublin
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Ireland
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Died
| July 4, 1882
(1882-07-04)
(aged 71)
Lake Providence, Louisiana
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Resting place
| Arlington Plantation
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Lake Providence, Louisiana
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Political party
| Democratic
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Alma mater
| Kenyon College
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Edward Sparrow
(December 29, 1810 – July 4, 1882) was an American politician who served as a
Confederate States Senator
from
Louisiana
from 1862 to 1865.
Biography
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Sparrow was born in
Dublin
, Ireland. He represented
Louisiana
in the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
from 1861 to 1862. He was a Senator from Louisiana in both the
First
and the
Second Confederate States
congresses, serving from 1862 to 1865. He was one of just eight men to be members of the Confederate Congress from its beginning to its end. For the entire war he was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs.
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He was the wealthiest man in the Confederate Government and one of the wealthiest in the entire South. The
1860 Census
cites his wealth at $1.2 million, which would be comparable to being a billionaire today. In the 1860 census he is listed as having four land holdings, one in
Concordia Parish, Louisiana
and three in
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
, including the
Arlington Plantation
in
Lake Providence, Louisiana
. Even in 1880, after the war, East Carroll Parish was the most productive cotton-growing parish or county in the nation. He owned the Arlington Plantation from the 1850s until his death, and is buried in the family cemetery there.
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