FOURNET, Alexander V., St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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ALEXANDER V. FOURNET, ST. MARTINVILLE.--Mr. Fournet, clerk of the court at St.
Martinville, was born in St. Martin parish, August 2, 1849.

He is the son of Valsin A. Fournet, who was born at Breaux Bridge, St. Martin
parish, in 1818.  He enlisted for the war with Mexico, but on reaching the
City of New Orleans found that the City of Mexico had been captured and that
there was no necessity for going further.

Alexander V. Fournet received excellent educational advantages.  He attended
St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, from 1861 till 1863, and was then sent for
a short period to St. Mary's College, Montreal, Canada, after which he
attended St. Johns College, Fordham, New York, until 1868.  Having completed
his course of mental discipline he returned to his home at St. Martinville and
engaged in planting until 1871, at which time he was appointed assessor of St.
Martin parish by Governor Nicholls.  He served until the constitutional
convention of 1879, when he tendered his resignation to Governor L. A. Wiltz
and returned to his plantation, where he remained until he became deputy clerk
of the court at St. Martinville, 1881.  In 1882 he was appointed clerk of the
court by Gov. McEnery, and has been elected to the same position twice since
that time by the people of St. Martin parish, and still fills the office in a
most efficient and satisfactory manner.

Mr. Fournet was married to Miss Mary L. Monge, in May, 1870, and there has
been born to this marriage twelve children, all of whom are now alive.

Mrs. A. V. Fournet is the daughter of the late Edmond Monge, a prominent
citizen, who was recorder of St. Martin parish for a number of years.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp.
326-327.  Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf
Publishing Company.