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| Andrew C. Querbes, Sr. | |
| In office 1902 – 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Holzman |
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| Succeeded by | Ernest Ralph Berstein |
Member, Caddo Parish Police Jury (now Caddo Parish Commission)
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| In office 1896 – 1900 | |
| Born | {July 10, 1864 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | May 24, 1939 (aged 74) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Nationality | French-American |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandrine Ricou Querbes (married 1889-1939, his death) |
| Children | Andrew C. Querbes, Jr. Justin R. Querbes Randolph A. Querbes |
| Occupation | Businessman Banker |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Andrew C. Querbes, Sr. (July 10, 1864 – May 24, 1939), was a banker, planter, and civic figure who served from 1902 to 1906 as the mayor of his adopted city of Shreveport, Louisiana.[1]
Biography
Querbes was born in New Orleans while the Crescent City was under occupation by the Union Army during the American Civil War, 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 [[St. Tammany Parish, where his father is interred.[1]
In 1886, Querbes moved to Shreveport to enter the retail grocery business. A decade later, he expanded into the wholesale grocery operation in 1896.[2][3] 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.[4] As mayor, Querbes emphasized law enforcement and reform of municipal finances. Prior to his mayoralty service, which consisted of two two-year terms,[4] Quebes was from 1896-1900 a member of the Caddo Parish Police Jury,[2] now known as the Caddo Parish Commission, the parish governing body.[5] 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,[4] the City Savings Bank and Trust Company, the International Banking Corporation,[2] 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.[4] Querbes was Roman Catholic.[4] On February 12, 1889, he married the former Alexandrine Ricou (1869-1957). They had three sons: Andrew Querbes, Jr. (1889–1964), Justin Ricou Querbes (1892-1954), and Randolph A. Querbes (1894-1954).[4][6] Querbes Park, located off Fern Avenue in Shreveport, is named in his honor. ==References==
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andrew Querbes. Findagrave.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mike Miller, Biography of Andrew Querbes. usgarchives.org. Retrieved on February 3, 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Querbes, Andrew. A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography: Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved on May 12, 2020.
- ↑ Veta Samuels, "The History of the Caddo Parish Police Jury - Caddo Parish Commission since 1840.
- ↑ 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).