hiː wʌzɐ sˈɛnəɾɚ fɹʌm luːˌiːzɪˈænə ɪn bˈoʊθ ðə fˈɜːst ænd ðə sˈɛkənd kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
He was a Senator from Louisiana in both the First and the Second Confederate States congresses, serving from 1862 to 1865.