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Charles Dominique Bouligny: America's First Hispanic Senator

Original: Charles Dominique Bouligny: First Hispanic Senator

Charles Dominique Bouligny is being recognised as the first Hispanic American to serve in the United States Senate. A Creole lawyer from Louisiana, he represented the state in the Senate in the 1820s. Historical profiles of Bouligny are drawing renewed attention as readers revisit the origins of Hispanic representation in American politics.

Why now: Renewed public interest in the history of Hispanic representation in the US Senate.

Charles Dominique BoulignyUnited States SenateLouisiana

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