1891 Biography - Alfred G. Barnard

ALFRED G. BARNARD, NEW IBERIA. – Alfred G. Barnard, sheriff of Iberia parish, is a native of St. Mary parish, Louisiana, born August 21, 1854. He is the son of John and Cornelia (Gates) Barnard, the former a native of Vermont, and the latter a native of Louisiana, of Welsh and French extraction, respectively.

Sheriff Barnard was reared in St. Mary parish, and completed his education at the Louisiana State University, at Baton Rouge. After leaving College he began life as a planter in St. Mary parish, which vocation he followed four years, when he removed to Iberia parish, 1878, and, in partnership with his uncle, Judge Fred Gates, he operated a cotton seed oil mill. Subsequently he withdrew from this and became a member of the firm of T. A. Hebert & Co., druggists. He was elected sheriff of Iberia parish in 1888. His term will expire in 1892.

Mr. Barnard married, in 1878, Miss Martha D. Valcourt, of New Iberia. They are the parents of two children. He is a member of the F. and A. M., Aurora Lodge, No. 39, also of the K. of P., of New Iberia.

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Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, published in 1891, Biographical Section, page 95.

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