William Charles Cole Claiborne (c.1772/75 – 23 November 1817) was a United States politician best known as the first non-colonial Governor of Louisiana. He also has the distinction of possibly being the youngest Congressman in U.S. history though reliable sources differ about his age.Claiborne supervised the transfer of Louisiana to U.S.
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active years end date
1801-03-04, 1816-12-16
active years start date
1797-11-23, 1812-04-30
alma mater
College of William & Mary
birth place
Sussex County Virginia
death date
1817-11-23
death place
New Orleans
order in office
Member of the, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor of Louisiana, 25th; 1st under U.S. Statehood, from Tennessee's At-large district
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