Terrebonne County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Bonvillain, Arthur January 17, 1862 - November 24, 1944
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Arthur A. Bonvillain of Glencoe, La., one of the leading sugar planters of St. 
Mary parish, is a native of Louisiana, having been born in the parish of 
Terrebonne, Jan. 17, 1862, a son of Alphonse and Camilla P. (Burguieres) 
Bonvillain, both members of old and representative creole families. Alphonse 
Bonvillain, a son of Leufroy Bonvillain, was born near Jeanerette, La., Nov. 25, 
1834, and died in January, 1890. He received a good, practical education in the 
public and private schools, and at the age of 25 years settled in Terrebonne 
parish, where he acquired a plantation of 300 acres, valued at $25,000, and here 
he passed the remainder of his life. His wife, Camilla P. Burguieres, was born 
in 1840, a daughter of E. D. Burguieres. She died in 1896. Alphone and Camilla 
P. Bonvillain were the parents of eight children, of whom six are yet living, 
viz: Elmire M., born in 1860, and now living at Houma; Arthur A., the subject of 
this sketch; Flavia M., born in 1864, now residing at Lafayette, the widow of 
Dr. J. L. Duhart; Felix A., now residing at Argyle; Martial J. and Alcide J., 
both residents of Houma.

Arthur A. Bonvillain was educated at Thibodaux college and his entire business 
career has been devoted to sugar planting and manufacture. He is now cultivating 
3,100 acres, one of the finest sugar plantations in the parish of St. Mary; has 
a sugar house with a daily capacity of 800 tons, and in 1908 produced about 
4,000,000 pounds of sugar. His home is surrounded by all the comforts and 
conveniences of modern civilization, and he is regarded as one of the most 
progressive and public spirited men in the parish, but he has never been an 
aspirant for political honors, preferring to devote his time and attention to 
his large business interests. Mr. Bonvillain has been twice married. In 1887 he 
married Mary Elmire Noveret, born in 1866, a daughter of Emile Charles and 
Gracieuse Noveret, representatives of distinguished creole families. This union 
was blessed by four children, viz: Effie, born in 1888, died of diphtheria in 
1896; Sidney A., born in 1890, is a graduate of Spring Hill college and now 
lives with his father; Elmire P., born in 1891, and Charles N., born in 1893. 
The mother of these children died on Aug. 10, 1894, and in October, 1895, Mr. 
Bonvillain married Miss Cora Noveret, a sister of his former wife. Two children 
have been born to this second marriage: Grace, born in August, 1897, lives at 
home with her parents; Rivers A., born in November, 1899, died of diphtheria in 
November, 1904, notwithstanding Dr. Homer Dupuy, one of the leading physicians 
of New Orleans, came to the Bonvillain home and remained for twelve days in 
attendance upon the stricken boy. Mr. Bonvillain and his family belong to the 
Roman Catholic church.

Additional Comments:
From "Louisiana; comprising sketches of parishes, towns, events, institutions, and 
persons, arranged in cyclopedic form" published in 1914. 

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100734498

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