James C. Moise,  Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller



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 James C. Moise 
          Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 
  James Campbell Moise is a leading member of the Louisiana bar and
gives material strength to the fraternity.  It has been said by Bacon
that "the greatest trust between man and man is the trust of giving
counsel," and that "the profession of law is thus the most momentous and
important of human callings, brings into play the most brilliant
talents, the most extensive knowledge, the strongest sentiments, moral,
spiritual and material, and its power for good or evil is vast and
invincible."  Mr. Moise's honor in every walk in life has been above
criticism and his knowledge of his profession places him in the front
rank of the Louisiana bar.  He was born in Natchitoches, La., January
30, 1849, his father being Major Theo. S. Moise, a native of
Charlestown, S. C., and a portrait painter by profession.  He served as
a major on General Hebert's staff during the Civil war, and in private
as well as in public and military life he was the soul of honor.  He
died in 1885.  His wife was Miss Mathilde Vaughn, of Natchitoches, La.,
who is still living.  Her father was Robert Vaughn, a native of Boston,
Mass.   James Campbell Moise is a nephew of the Hon. E. Warren Moise,
ex-attorney-general of Louisiana and ex-speaker of the house of
representatives in the Louisiana legislature.  He was educated in the
Christian Brothers college of New Orleans, and during the last year of
the war was a draughtsman in the engineer's department in the service of
the confederate government.  During his early manhood he followed the
profession of a portrait painter, for which he had much natural skill,
having inherited his skill and taste in this line from his father,
although he had never received instruction from him.  He devoted himself
to this business up to 1880, and became reputed throughout the state as
a correct and skillful "knight of the brush."  In 1880 he entered upon
the study of law under Judge David Pierson, of Natchitoches, La., and
two years later was admitted to the bar by the supreme court, after
which he opened an office in Natchitoches.  In 1884 be was appointed
assistant attorney-general of the state and served as such with dignity
and efficiency until 1889.  Meanwhile, in 1884, he removed to New
Orleans, which city has since continued to be his home, but he has only
practiced his profession here since 1889.  He is a general practitioner,
but does an extensive business in matters relating to taxation.  In
politics he is a democrat, a tariff reformer and is opposed to the free
coinage of silver.  He has been a delegate to every democratic state
convention in Louisiana since 1879, and is a member of the Crescent City
Democratic club.  He is a member of the executive committee Anti-Lottery
league, and was a member of the conference committee representing the
anti-lottery faction that formed the alliance with the farmers at La
Fayette, La., on the 3d of August, 1891.  Mr. Moise was reared in the
faith of the Catholic church and is now one of its stanch supporters and
members.  In 1873 he married Miss Aline Sompayrae, of Natchitoches, La.,
and by her is the father of four sons and two daughters.
 
 From Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, volume 2, p.
260. 
Submitted by Mike Miller