Alcée Louis la Branche

Infobox_Congressman
name= Alcée Louis la Branche


state= Louisiana
district= 2nd
term= 1843 - 1845
preceded= John Bennett Dawson
succeeded= Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux
date of birth= 1806
place of birth= Near New Orleans, Louisiana
date of death= death date|1861|8|17|mf=y
place of death= Hot Springs, Virginia
spouse=
profession=
religion=
party= Democratic|

Alcée Louis la Branche (1806 – August 17, 1861) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. He served one term as a Democrat.

La Branche was born near New Orleans and attended the Université de Sorreze in France. He served as Speaker of the House of the Louisiana State House of Representatives in 1833 and later served as Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Texas. He served in Congress from 1843 until 1845. He died in Hot Springs, Virginia.

External links

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000001 Bio at Congress.gov]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laas-laceille.html#LAAN Political Graveyard]
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/LL/fla6.html Bio at Handbook of Texas Online]

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before = Alexander Mouton
title = Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives
years = 1833–1837
after = Joseph Marshall WalkerU.S. Representative box
state = Louisiana
district = 2
district_ord = 2nd
before = John Bennett Dawson
years = 1843–1845
after = Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux