DOMENGEAU, J. Arthur, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
************************************************
 
 


J. ARTHUR DOMENGEAU, BREAUX BRIDGE.--The subject of this sketch is a native of
St. Martin parish, born October 11, 1849.  He is the son of J. S. Domengeau
and a native of St. Martin parish.

Young Arthur received a good preparatory education in the public schools, and
at the age of thirteen he entered the St. Charles College at Grand Coteau,
where he remained for a period of six years.  He began life as a merchant in
partnership with his father. In 1874 he retired from this business, and, with
the exception of the time he has given to his official duties, he has given
since his chief attention to planting.  In 1874 and 1879 he served as justice
of the peace from his ward.  At the expiration of this time he was elected
assessor of St. Martin parish, in which capacity he served until 1884.  In
1885 he was appointed notary public under Governor S. D. McEnery, and was
again elected as justice of the peace in 1888, and is the present incumbent of
this position.  His strict attention to business and the faithfulness with
which he has discharged his official duties has gained for Mr. Domengeau
something of a local reputation.  He was married in 1870 to Miss Emily D.
Gallagher, the daughter of F. W. and Emily Gallagher, the former a native of
Ireland and the latter of Louisiana.  They are the parents of nine
children--J. Randolph,  Frank,  Azele,  Dora,  John,  Zachery,  Arthur,  Etta
and  Ward.  Mr. Domengeau and family are Catholics.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 324. 
Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing
Company.