James Pitot

James Pitot

James Pitot (1784 - 1831) was the second Mayor of New Orleans.

Born Jacques-François Pitot in Normandy and educated in Paris, Pitot's family was of the nobility of France, and fled that nation for the New World with the French Revolution. At first he settled in Philadelphia, where he became a USA citizen. After his arrival in New Orleans in 1796 he prospered as a merchant and became a member of the city council.

After the resignation of Etienne de Boré, Pitot was appointed Mayor by Governor William C. C. Claiborne. He served as mayor from 2 June, 1804 to 26 July, 1805. During his administration the first city charter of New Orleans was enacted.

He later served as a judge.

Pitot's home along Bayou St. John still stands, now a museum, the Pitot House.

External links

* [http://nutrias.org/~nopl/info/louinfo/admins/pitot.htm Pitot biography on New Orleans Public Library site]
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Louisiana/New_Orleans/_Texts/KENHNO/4*.html#Mayor_Pitot Pitot's tenure as mayor] (in Kendall's "History of Louisiana", Chapter 4)


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