Charles Gayarré
Charles Gayarré | |
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| Secretary of State of Louisiana | |
| In office 1845–1853 | |
| Governor | Alexandre Mouton Isaac Johnson Joseph M. Walker |
| Preceded by | Zenon Ledoux |
| Succeeded by | Andrew S. Herron |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1856–1857 | |
| In office 1844–1846 | |
| In office 1830–1831 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1805 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 1895 (aged 90) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Jacksonian (1834–1844) Democratic (1844–1895) |
| Spouse | Sarah Sullivan |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | College d'Orléans |
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Charles-Étienne Arthur Gayarré (January 9, 1805 – February 11, 1895) was an American historian, attorney, and politician born to a Spanish and French Creole planter family in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gayarré composed plays, essays, and novels. He also wrote histories of Louisiana and penned an exposé of U.S. Army general James Wilkinson, whom he outed as a Spanish spy in 1854.