Background
Denègre, Walter Denis was born on June 17, 1858 in New Orleans. Son of James Denis and Sylvanie (Blanc) Denègre.
Denègre, Walter Denis was born on June 17, 1858 in New Orleans. Son of James Denis and Sylvanie (Blanc) Denègre.
Educated Jesuits’ College, New Orleans, 2 years Saint John's College, Fordham, New New York Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1879. Bachelor of Laws, Tulane University, 1881.
South. B. Cobb, of Chicago, December 3, 1893;(Mistress West. Doctorate. Sohier, Junior), Admitted to bar, 1881. Member Denègre, Blair & Denègre, from 1896. Retired; was special counsel for United States before French and American Claims Commission, 1881.
Helped suppress the “Mafia” and “black hand” in New Orleans, in 1889.
“King of the Carnival” (Mardi Gras) New Orleans, 1899. Leader independent Democracy in Louisiana.
Candidate for United States Senate, 1896, and it is claimed was elected, but South. Doctorate. McEnery was declared elected by vote of 68 to 66. Leader in campaign of 1899 which brought about the drainage and sewerage of New Orleans.
Chief of Division of Insular Possessions, bureau of Alien Property Custodian, Washington, 1917-1919.
Home: Washington, Distric.
Member Denègre, Blair & Denègre, from 1896.
Married Mistress.