St John The Baptist County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Maurin, Henry June 17, 1885 - 
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Source: A History of Louisiana, v.3, p. 18; 1925
Author: Henry E. Chambers

HENRY CLEMENT MAURIN, merchant at La Place, is a native of Louisiana, highly 
educated and has been a prominent young leader in civic and other affairs in 
St. John the Baptist Parish.

	He was born at La Place, June 17, 1885. His parents, Clement and 
Clemence (Jaubert) Maurin, were both born in the Bas Alpes of France and coming 
to the United States in 1878, settled in St. John the Baptist Parish. Clement 
Maurin in 1880 engaged in the mercantile business and since 1890 has conducted 
his business on the same site at La Place. Since 1911 the firm has been C. 
Maurin & Son. He was one of the organizers and is a director of the Bank of St. 
John, which was founded in 1904.

	Henry Clement Maurin was educated in private schools and in 1903 
graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree from Jefferson College, receiving 
his Master of Arts degree from the same institution in 1907. He has been 
prominent in the Jefferson College Alumni Association, serving as its secretary 
from 1913 to 1924 and was honored with election as president in 1924. Mr. 
Maurin in 1903 on leaving college, entered business with his father and since 
1911 has been a partner in the firm of C. Maurin & Son, conducting the leading 
store of general merchandise and supplies at La Place. At the same time he has 
participated actively and public-spiritedly in politics, social and fraternal 
affairs. He is former postmaster of La P{lace and while occupying that office 
served as president of the Louisiana Postmaster’s League. Since 1920 he has 
been secretary of the Parish Police July; is a member of the Parish Democratic 
Executive Committee; is president of the Holy Name Society in the Catholic 
Church and since 1914 has been consul commander of the La Place Lodge of the 
Woodmen of the World and was largely responsible for securing the Woodmen of 
the World Home at La Place. He was one of the organizers and former secretary 
of St. Peter’s Council No. 2436 Knights of Columbus at Reserve.

	Mr. Maurin married, October 11, 1911, Miss Juliette Ory. Her father, 
John L. Ory, who died in 1920, was one of the most prominent citizens of St. 
John the Baptist Parish; a planter and sugar mill owner, and associated in the 
ownership of some of the finest sugar plantations. 



He donated the land on which the John L. Ory Public School was built at La 
Place. Mrs. Maurin’s mother is Mrs. Victoria (Chauffe) Ory, living at New 
Orleans. The five children of Mr. and Mrs. Maurin are Cecile, Henry C., Jr., 
Marion, Daniel and Dolores.

Additional Comments:
Henry Clement Maurin

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