Charles-Étienne Arthur Gayarré (January 9, 1805 – February 11, 1895) was an American historian, attorney, slaveowner and politician born to a Spanish and French Creole planter family in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Confederate sympathizer and a writer of plays, essays, and novels, Gayarré is chiefly remembered for his histories of Louisiana.
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9 January 1805 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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11 February 1895 (aged 90) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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