Jacques Villeré

Jacques Villeré
26th, 2nd since U.S. Statehood Governor of Louisiana
In office
December 16, 1816  December 18, 1820
Preceded byWilliam C. C. Claiborne
Succeeded byThomas B. Robertson
Personal details
BornApril 28, 1761
Louisiana (New France)
DiedMarch 7, 1830(1830-03-07) (aged 68)
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseJeanne Henriette de Fazende

Jacques Philippe Villeré (April 28, 1761 – March 7, 1830) was the second Governor of Louisiana after it became a state. He was the first Creole and the first native of Louisiana to hold that office.