Estopinal, Adam;  St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
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Estopinal, Adam, representative, state senator, and member of Constitutional
convention of 1913, was born at St. Bernard, St. Bernard parish, La., June 19,
1872, son of Matthew and Josephine (Estopinal) Estopinal, both of whom were
born in St. Bernard parish.  The father followed the vocation of a farmer
throughout life.  His death occurred in the year 1875.  The paternal
grandfather, Joseph Estopinal, was a planter and sugar maker.  He also was
born in St. Bernard parish, and is now deceased.  Adam Estopinal was the first
of 2 children born to his parents, the other being Matea, now the wife of V.
M. Gutierrez, of St. Bernard.  Adam Estopinal attended the public schools,
along with the children of other families of St. Bernard, and after leaving
school he took up farming, having followed that occupation ever since.  He
also found time to serve his neighbors as a member of the St. Bernard school
board and as a member of the parish police jury.  In 1904 he was elected a
member of the Louisiana house of representatives and during his 4-year term
served his constituency with such marked ability that in 1908 he was elected a
member of the Louisiana state senate, where he served also with equal
distinction and was largely instrumental in the enactment of much of the most
valuable legislation of his term  in the senate.  Senator Estopinal was not a
candidate for reelection in 1912.  At the present time he is serving in the
capacity of president of the board of commissioners of Bayou Terreaux Boeuf
district, and is chairman of the St. Bernard parish Democratic committee.  He
also served as a member of the State Constitutional convention of 1913.  He is
affiliated with the Catholic church, and is a member of the New Orleans
council No. 714, Knights of Columbus. Dcc. 28, 1907, Senator Estopinal was
married to Miss Lydia Pichet, a daughter of Louis Pichet, of New Orleans.  Mr.
Pichet was born in New Orleans and has long been in business in that city as a
furniture dealer.  His wife also was born in Louisiana.  Two children have
been born to Senator and Mrs. Estopinal, these being  Lydia Josephine and 
Althea Ann.

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp.
152-153.  Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century
Historical Association.