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'''Andrew C. Querbes, Sr.''' (July 10, 1864 – 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 C. Querbes, Sr.''' (July 10, 1864 – 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/>
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). They 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 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=
Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref>
Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 12, 2020}}</ref>