Andrew S. Herron

Andrew Herron
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district
Died before taking office
Preceded by	Newton C. Blanchard
Succeeded by	Newton C. Blanchard
Attorney General of Louisiana
In office 1865
Governor	Henry Allen
Preceded by	Flavillus Goode
Succeeded by	B. L. Lynch
Secretary of State of Louisiana
In office 1852–1859
Governor	Paul Hébert Robert Wickliffe
Preceded by	Charles Gayarré
Succeeded by	Pliny Hardy
Personal details
Born	Andrew Stewart Herron (1823-10-27)October 27, 1823 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 27, 1882(1882-11-27) (aged 59) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Andrew Stewart Herron (October 27, 1823 – November 27, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and military officer.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Herron was a banker and lawyer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He served as Secretary of State of Louisiana from 1852 to 1859. Herron served as a delegate to the Louisiana Secession Convention and then in the Confederate Army where he served as a military judge in Mobile, Alabama. In 1865, Herron was elected Louisiana Attorney General. Herron was in elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1882 and died on November 27, 1882, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before he took the oath of office.

See also

• List of members-elect of the United States House of Representatives who never took their seats