ɐ plˈæntɚɹ ɪn mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ænd ɐ bˈæŋkɚɹ ɪn nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz, hiː sˈɜːvd ɪnðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə nˈæʃənəl ɡˈɑːɹd, ɐtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə ɹˈæŋk ʌv bɹˌɪɡɐdˈɪɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
A planter in Mississippi and a banker in New Orleans, he served in the Louisiana National Guard, attaining the rank of brigadier general in 1881.