Denis Prieur (mayor)

Denis Prieur (1791- November 9, 1857) was the tenth mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. He served as mayor as a Jacksonian from May 12, 1828 - April 9, 1838, after which he resigned to the position of Mortgage Registrar. He ran for Governor in 1838 but was defeated by former Governor Andre B. Roman. He was again elected mayor, this time running as a Democrat, and served a second time from April 4, 1842 - February 7, 1843. In 1843 Prieur participated in a duel with political adversary and U.S. Senator George A. Waggaman, in which he fatally wounded the Senator.