Robert C. Nicholas

Robert Carter Nicholas
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
January 13, 1836 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byGeorge A. Waggaman
Succeeded byAlexander Barrow
Secretary of State of Louisiana
In office
1845–1845
GovernorAlexandre Mouton
Preceded byLevi Pierce
Succeeded byZenon Ledoux, Jr.
Louisiana Superintendent of Education
In office
1849–1853
Preceded byAlexander Dimitry
Succeeded byJohn N. Carrigan
Personal details
Born(1787-01-10)January 10, 1787
Hanover, Virginia
DiedDecember 24, 1856(1856-12-24) (aged 69)
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic

Robert Carter Nicholas (January 10, 1787 – December 24, 1856) was a United States senator from Louisiana. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and also served as Secretary of State of Louisiana and Louisiana's Superintendent of Education.


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