Henry S. Thibodaux 4th Governor of Louisiana In office 1824 – 1824 Preceded by Thomas B. Robertson Succeeded by Henry Johnson Born 1769 Albany, New York Died October 23, 1827 Thibodaux, Louisiana Political party Democratic Republican Spouse Felecité Bonvillain Bridget Belanger Religion Catholic Henry Schuyler Thibodaux (1769-1827) was Governor of Louisiana briefly. Born in Albany, New York the son of Alexis Thibodeaux of Canada, he was orphaned and adopted by General Philip Schuyler - American Revolutionary War hero and father-in-law of Alexander Hamilton. Thibodaux spent his childhood in Scotland. He arrived in Louisiana in 1794, while it was under the control of the Spanish, and settled on the Acadian coast in St. James Parish. He was married twice, first to Felicité Bonvillian who bore him three children before she died a few years later. Then he married Bridgette Belanger with whom who had five children; one of whom was Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux, a Democrat Member of Congress in the 1840s. Thibodaux moved to Lafourche Parish when he received a land grant from Spanish Governor Baron de Carondelet and later was elected Justice of the Peace and to the Territorial Legislature. From 1812-1824, Thibodaux was a State Senator representing Lafourche Parish and was President of the State Senate in 1824 when Governor Thomas B. Robertson resigned to become a federal judge. Thibodaux became Acting Governor until Henry Johnson was elected. Governor Thibodaux was running again for Governor in 1827 when he died on October 24 while campaigning near Bayou Terrebonne. He is interred at Halfway Cemetery in Schriever, Louisiana. The city of Thibodaux, Louisiana is named after Henry S. Thibodaux. submitted by: JoAnn All data on this website is © Copyright 2008 by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.