Jacques Phillippe Villeré (1760 - 7 March 1830) was the second Governor of Louisiana after it became a state. 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of them use the term commonwealth) which have membership in the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty, in that an...

He was the first Creole and the first native of Louisiana to attain that office. The term Creole is used with different meanings in different contexts, which can generate confusion. ...

He served as a first lieutenant in the artillery before the Louisiana Purchase. He participated in the Battle of New Orleans as a major general of the state militia. A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... For other uses of the name, see Battle of New Orleans (disambiguation) In the Battle of New Orleans of the War of 1812, the United States forces defeated the British on January 8, 1815. ...

He a member of the convention which drafted Louisiana's first state constitution.

He first ran for governor in 1812 but was defeated in the election by William C. C. Claiborne, but won in 1816, taking office the following year and serving through 1820. 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775 - 23 November 1817) was a United States politican, best known as the first U.S. governor of Louisiana. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

List of Governors of Louisiana List of Governors of Louisiana First French Era Sieur Sauvole de la Villantry 1699-1701 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne, Sieur de Bienville 1701-1713 Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac 1713-1716 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1716-1717 De lEpinay 1717-1718 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1718...