Adolph Meyer (October 19, 1842 – March 8, 1908) was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War who served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the

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. He served nine terms as a Democrat from 1891 until his death in office in 1908.

Biography

Meyer was born in to a

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family of German descent in Natchez, Mississippi.

Confederate States Army

During the

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, Meyer served in the Confederate Army on the staff of Brigadier General John Stuart Williams of

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and attained the rank of assistant adjutant general. A planter in Mississippi and a banker in

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, he served in the Louisiana National Guard, attaining the rank of brigadier general in 1881.

Congress

In 1890, he was elected to his first of nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served until his death on October 19, 1908 at the age of 65.

Namesakes

left, Harriet Tubman Elementary school, formerly Adolph S. Meyer Elementary School General Meyer Avenue in the

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neighborhood in New Orleans is named in his honor for his efforts in lobbying for a U.S. Naval Yard in that area.''Germans of Louisiana''
by Ellen C. Merrill. Pelican Publishing, 2014. 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 (1917) was a school in Algiers on General Meyer Avenue; renamed to honor 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

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. 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.

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