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| name=Andrew C. Querbes, Sr.​

| name=Andrew Querbes ​

| nationality=[[France|French]]-[[United States|American]]​

| nationality=[[France|French]]-[[United States|American]]​

| office=[[Mayor]] of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| office=[[Mayor]] of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]​

| term_start2=1896​

| term_start2=1896​

| term_end2=1900​

| term_end2=1900​

| birth_date={July 10, 1864​

| birth_date=July 10, 1864​

| birth_place=[[New Orleans]], Louisiana​

| birth_place=[[New Orleans]], Louisiana​

| death_date=May 24, 1939 (aged 74)​

| death_date=May 24, 1939 (aged 74)​

| alma_mater=Harvey School (New Orleans)

| alma_mater=Harvey School (St. Tammany Parish)

| death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana​

| death_place=Shreveport, Louisiana​

| resting_place=Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport

| resting_place=Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport

Antoine and Louise Alterieu Querbes

Antoine and Louise Alterieu Querbes

| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​}}​​

| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​}}​​

'''Andrew C. Querbes, Sr.''' (July 10, 1864 &ndash; May 24, 1939), was a [[business]]man, banker, planter, and civic figure who served from 1902 to 1906 as the [[mayor]] of his adopted city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].​<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93737168/andrew-querbes|title=Andrew Querbes|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

 

'''Andrew Querbes''' (July 10, 1864 &ndash; May 24, 1939) was a [[business]]man, banker, planter, and civic figure who served from 1902 to 1906 as the [[mayor]] of his adopted city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].​<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93737168/andrew-querbes|title=Andrew Querbes|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

==Biography==

==Biography==

Querbes was born in [[New Orleans]] while the Crescent City was under occupation by the Union Army during the [[American Civil War]]. He was the son of Antoine Querbes (1814-1884) and the former Louise Alterieu (1822-1899). He was educated in New Orleans public schools and then the private Harvey School in Mandeville in [[suburb]]an St. Tammany Parish, where Querbes' father is interred.<ref name=findagrave/>  

Querbes was born in [[New Orleans]] while the Crescent City was under occupation by the Union Army during the [[American Civil War]]. He was the son of Antoine Querbes (1814-1884) and the former Louise Alterieu (1822-1899). He was educated in New Orleans public schools and then the private Harvey School in Mandeville in [[suburb]]an St. Tammany Parish, where Querbes' father is interred.<ref name=findagrave/>  

In 1886, Querbes relocated to Shreveport to enter the retail grocery business. A decade later, he expanded into the wholesale grocery operation in 1896.<ref name=querbes>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/la/orleans/bios/q-000002.txtauthor=Mike Miller|title=Biography of Andrew Querbes|publisher=usgarchives.org|accessdate=February 3, 2011; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref><ref>Usgarchives.org bases its biographical sketchof Querbes from [[Henry E. Chambers]], ''A History of Louisiana,'' Vol. 2, pp. 253-254, published by the American Historical Society, Inc., [[Chicago]] and [[New York City]] in 1925.</ref> Querbes' wholesale operation was among the largest in North Louisiana. By 1906, Querbes had left the grocery business to become vice president of the First National Bank of Shreveport. In 1909, he was elevated to the bank presidency.<ref name=lahist/>​

In 1886, Querbes relocated to Shreveport to enter the retail grocery business. A decade later, he expanded into the wholesale grocery operation in 1896. Querbes' wholesale operation was among the largest in North Louisiana. By 1906, Querbes had left the grocery business to become vice president of the First National Bank of Shreveport. In 1909, he was elevated to the bank presidency.<ref name=lahist/>​

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Mayor Querbes emphasized law enforcement and reform of municipal finances. Prior to his mayoralty service, which consisted of two two-year terms,<ref name=lahist/> Quebes was from 1896-1900 a member of the Caddo Parish Police Jury,<ref name=querbes/> now known as the Caddo Parish Commission, the parish governing body.<ref>Veta Samuels, "The History of the Caddo Parish Police Jury -- Caddo Parish Commission since 1840.''</ref>

Mayor Querbes emphasized law enforcement and reform of municipal finances. Prior to his mayoralty service, which consisted of two two-year terms,<ref name=lahist/> Quebes was from 1896-1900 a member of the Caddo Parish Police Jury,<ref name=querbes/> now known as the Caddo Parish Commission, the parish governing body.<ref>Veta Samuels, "The History of the Caddo Parish Police Jury -- Caddo Parish Commission since 1840.''</ref>

Querbes was a [[cotton]] planter and president of the Louisiana Cotton Growers Association. He was also president of the Shreveport Ice Delivery Company. He was a director of Shreveport Mutual Building and Loan Association, the Louisiana State Fair,<ref name=lahist/> the City Savings Bank and Trust Company, the International Banking Corporation,<ref name=querbes/> the Continental Flat Glass Company, and the Shreveport [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Rotary International.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-q/|title=Querbes, Andrew|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses as sources for its article on Mayor Querbes: Lilla McLure and J. Ed Howe, ''History of Shreveport and Shreveport Builders'' (1937) and J. Fair Hardin, ''Northwestern Louisiana'' (1939).</ref>​

Querbes was a [[cotton]] planter and president of the Louisiana Cotton Growers Association. He was also president of the Shreveport Ice Delivery Company. He was a director of Shreveport Mutual Building and Loan Association, the Louisiana State Fair,<ref name=lahist/> the City Savings Bank and Trust Company, the International Banking Corporation,<ref name=querbes/> the Continental Flat Glass Company, and the Shreveport [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Rotary International.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-q/|title=Querbes, Andrew|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' uses as sources for its article on Mayor Querbes: Lilla McLure and J. Ed Howe, ''History of Shreveport and Shreveport Builders'' (1937) and J. Fair Hardin, ''Northwestern Louisiana'' (1939).</ref>​

Querbes was [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=lahist/> On February 12, 1889, he married the former Alexandrine Ricou (1869-1957). The couple had three sons: Andrew Querbes, Jr. (1889–1964), Justin Ricou Querbes (1892-1954), and Randolph A. Querbes (1894-1954).<ref name=lahist/> Justin and Randolph Querbes both died in the crash of a small plane on January 10, 1954. They and several other key financial leaders in the South were returning from a duck hunt. Their plane crashed on the shore of Wallace Lake and burned. All aboard were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93703777/justin-ricou-querbes|title=Justin Ricou Querbes|publisher=

Querbes was [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=lahist/> On February 12, 1889, he married the former Alexandrine Ricou (1869-1957). The couple had three sons: Andrew Querbes, Jr. (1889–1964), Justin Ricou Querbes (1892-1954), and Randolph A. Querbes (1894-1954).<ref name=lahist/> Justin and Randolph Querbes both died in the crash of a small plane on January 10, 1954. They and several other key financial leaders in the South were returning from a duck hunt. Their plane crashed and burned on the shore of Wallace Lake, fourteen miles south of Shreveport. All aboard were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93703777/justin-ricou-querbes|title=Justin Ricou Querbes|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 26, 2020}}</ref> The older brother died exac tly ten years and one week after the crash claimed his younger brothers.

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Querbes died at the age of seventy-four. He is interred along with his mother, wife, and three sons at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=findagrave/>

Querbes Park, which has a community center, a [[golf]] course, and [[tennis]] courts, is located at 3500 Beverly Place in Shreveport and named in his honor.​

Andrew Querbes died at the age of seventy-four. He is interred along with his mother, wife, and three sons at Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport.<ref name=findagrave/> Querbes Park, a 160-acre recreational facility located off Fern Avenue at 3500 Beverly Place in Shreveport, is named in his honor. The facility has a golf course, tennis courts, and a swimming pool.​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveport-bossier.org/listing/querbes-park-community-center/2195/|title=Querbes Park Community Center|publisher=Shreveport-bossier.org|accessdate=June 26, 2020}}</ref>

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