Background
Claiborne, William Charles Coles was born in 1775 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Son of William and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne.
congressman governor of Louisiana
Claiborne, William Charles Coles was born in 1775 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Son of William and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne.
Educated College William and Mary.
Member Tennessee Constitutional Convention, 1796. Appointed judge Supreme Court Tennessee by General Sevier. Member United States House of Representatives from Tennessee, 5th, 6th congresses, 1797-1801.
Governor Mississippi Territory, 1801. Associate with General James Wilkinson as commissioner to receive province of Louisiana from French, sent to New Orleans as governor Louisiana Territory, 1803-1812 took possession of district of Baton Rouge and Mobile in Madison’s annexation of W. Florida and incorporated both with Louisiana, 1810. 1st governor Louisiana, 1812-1816.
Member United States Senate (Democrat) from Louisiana, 1817-November 23, 1817.
Member United States House of Representatives from Tennessee, 5th, 6th congresses, 1797-1801. Member United States Senate (Democrat) from Louisiana, 1817-November 23, 1817.
Married Eliza Lewis, 1801. Married second, Clarissa Duralde.