Charles Trudeau (politician)

Charles Laveau Trudeau aka Don Carlos Trudeau (1743–1816) served as the acting mayor^[1] of New Orleans in 1812 (May 23 – Oct. 8).^[2]

Charles Laveau Trudeau was the Surveyor General of Spanish Louisiana from the early 1780s until he resigned in 1805 (in the U.S. Territory of Orleans period), or about twenty years. His name on maps and grants is recorded as Don Carlos Trudeau. A few years later, he served as recorder, and as president, of the city council. It was during his tenure as recorder that James Mather resigned and Charles Trudeau became interim mayor.^[3]

Charles Trudeau was born in New Orleans during the French regime to Jean-Baptiste Trudeau and Marianne Carrière. He married Charlotte Perrault (or Peyraud/Peyroux). The couple's children were: Caroline, who married Thomas Urquhart; Celestine, who became the second wife of General James Wilkinson; Josephine, who married Manuel Andry; and Manette, who married David C. Kerr.^[4] Note that daughter Josephine is shown on Find a Grave as dying at age 99, the wife/widow of Dr. George Mather, son of Mayor Mather.^[5][6]

See also

• Lafayette Square (New Orleans), established by Trudeau.

References

1. Trudeau administration page at New Orleans Public Library site, accessed 05 April 2015; library transcription from a 1940 WPA compilation of New Orleans' mayors.
2. John Kendall's History of Louisiana, 1922, Chapter VI, accessed 10 Sept 2015.
3. Ibid.
4. Letter dated 28 November 1807, from Trudeau to Mayor Mather at Louisiana Digital Library, in French, with biographical profile, accessed 05 April 2015.
5. Photo of Mather family grave marker in New Orleans' Metairie Cemetery, accessed 10 Sept 2015.
6. N.O. Public Library page on Mayor Mather shows son George marrying a Trudeau, but her first name is different. accessed 10 Sept 2015; library transcription from a 1940 WPA compilation of New Orleans' mayors.

External links

• Charles Trudeau at Find a Grave