US Congressman. He was raised in Rapides, Louisiana and graduated from Mississippi's Jefferson College, where he roomed with Jefferson Davis. He then studied law with Senator Solomon Downs, but never took the bar exam or practiced law. Harmanson settled in Avoyelles Parish in 1830, where he owned a cotton plantation. In 1844 he served in the Louisiana Senate. The same year he was also the successful Democratic candidate for a seat in the US House of Representatives. Harmanson was reelected twice and served from March, 1845 until his death. Floods in Pointe Coupee Parish caused the Moreau Plantation Cemetery to wash into the Atchafalaya River, and it no longer exists. The plantation house, which was the childhood home of Congresswoman and Ambassador Lindy Boggs, burned down in the 1930s. Floods, levee breaks and the relocation of the railroad later caused the town of Torras to be abandoned. There is a cenotaph to Harmanson's memory at Range 55, Site 157 in Washington, DC's Congressional Cemetery.
US Congressman. He was raised in Rapides, Louisiana and graduated from Mississippi's Jefferson College, where he roomed with Jefferson Davis. He then studied law with Senator Solomon Downs, but never took the bar exam or practiced law. Harmanson settled in Avoyelles Parish in 1830, where he owned a cotton plantation. In 1844 he served in the Louisiana Senate. The same year he was also the successful Democratic candidate for a seat in the US House of Representatives. Harmanson was reelected twice and served from March, 1845 until his death. Floods in Pointe Coupee Parish caused the Moreau Plantation Cemetery to wash into the Atchafalaya River, and it no longer exists. The plantation house, which was the childhood home of Congresswoman and Ambassador Lindy Boggs, burned down in the 1930s. Floods, levee breaks and the relocation of the railroad later caused the town of Torras to be abandoned. There is a cenotaph to Harmanson's memory at Range 55, Site 157 in Washington, DC's Congressional Cemetery.
Bio by: Bill McKern
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