Allan B. Magruder

Allan Bowie Magruder (1775 – April 16, 1822) was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in Kentucky in 1775, he attended the common schools, pursued an academic course, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1796 and practiced in Lexington, Kentucky. He moved to Louisiana to practice law. He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Magruder was elected as one of Louisiana's first two Senators to Congress. He was a Democratic-Republican and served from September 3, 1812, to March 4, 1813. After his brief tenure in the Senate, he resumed the practice of law and died in Opelousas, Louisiana in 1822.

References[]

• United States Congress. "Allan B. Magruder (id: M000056)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links[]

• Allan Bowie Magruder entry at The Political Graveyard