1914 Biography - John Nugier

Nugier, John, district attorney, Abbeville, Vermilion parish, La., was born Oct. 29, 1879; son of John and Mary C. (Moss) Nugier, the former of whom was born in Pointe Coupee parish, La., in the year 1845, and died at Abbeville, La., 1911. Mary C. (Moss) Nugier, the mother, was born in Vermilion parish, La., 1850, and survives her husband at this time. The maternal grandparents, Robert P. Moss and Mary Stephens, were both natives of Vermilion parish, La., the latter now deceased and the former now a resident of Vermilion parish, at the age of 90 years. The paternal great-grandfather was a native of Alabama, but came to Louisiana and located in Vermilion parish in the early part of the nineteenth century. During all of his active lifetime John Nugier, the father, followed the vocation of a merchant, at Centerville, La., during the earlier part of his business career, and later at Abbeville up to the time of his death. At the beginning of the Civil war, April 1, 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate service as a member of Company E, West Feliciana riflemen, attached to the Fourth Louisiana volunteer infantry. He participated in the battle of Shiloh, under the command of Col. W. H. Allen, and served to the close of the war. John Nugier, the son, attended public school at Perry's Bridge, La. In 1892 he entered Chaddock's literary college, at Quincy, Ill., and graduated from that institution in 1896. In the following year he entered the Gem City business college, Quincy, Ill., and graduated in July, 1897, with the degree of Master of Accounts. Following this he took the shorthand and typewriting course at the same institution, graduating Dec. 25, 1897. He then returned home and during some time afterward was employed as clerk on a packet line, after which he entered the service of the Federal government as U. S. inspector of river and harbor improvements in Mississippi and Louisiana. During the time he was engaged in this work he employed his spare time in the study of law. In 1900 he entered the law school of Tulane university and graduated with the degree of LL. B. in the class of 1901. Immediately thereafter he opened offices at Abbeville and there began the practice of law, to which he has since devoted his abilities. In 1904 he was elected district attorney of Vermilion parish, and during his succeeding term discharged the duties of the office in a manner so satisfactory to his constituents that they reelected him to succeed himself, and have since reelected him to his third term as district attorney, his present term expiring in the year 1916. At the last election he received a largely increased vote. Mr. Nugier has voted the democratic ticket from the time of casting his first ballot. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World and of the Woodmen's Circle. In 1902 Mr. Nugier was married to Miss Marie Elmire Montayne.

Extracted 2020 Nov 01 by Norma Hass, from Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, published in 1914, volume 3, page 330.

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