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December he granted Banks wide-ranging authority to create a new civilian government. An emancipation convention with delegates was formed by Banks in order navigate the intricate social and economic problems in Louisiana's
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146:(now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany). He completed some of his education in Germany. In 1835, he emigrated from Germany to the United States with some members of his family, eventually settling in New Orleans, Louisiana after briefly living in Texas.
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had occupied the building. Upon receipt of
Bonzano's report, new minting equipment was sent to New Orleans. The building was refurbished and put back into active minting service by 1879, producing mainly silver coinage, including the famed
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106:(March 22, 1821—May 23, 1894), was a German-born American government official, politician, and physician in Louisiana. He chaired the committee on emancipation in Louisiana during the
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president and chairman of the
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from 1873 to 1874. From 1874 until 1883, Bonzano worked at the mint, starting as the superintendent and later as a coiner, melter and refiner. He ran for
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representing the first district of New Orleans. The House of Representatives chairman from Massachusetts,
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as a melter and refiner. During the American Civil War, Bonzano moved up north until the
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sympathies. Another brother was Adolphus Bonzano (1830–1913), a civil engineer with the
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of Pennsylvania. The news of this event with political violence was nationwide.
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His first occupation in New Orleans was as a "roller boy" at a printshop called
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newspaper in 1835, working alongside journalists Francis Asbury Lumsden and
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814:. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. p. 16.
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He died on May 23, 1894, at his home the Hermitage plantation in
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to become one of Louisiana's collectors of internal revenue.
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Abraham Lincoln and Reconstruction: The Louisiana Experiment
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Lambousy, Greg (March 2003). "The Mint At New Orleans".
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Army Generals and Reconstruction: Louisiana 1862–1877
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216:In 1848, Bonzano was appointed by President
736:"The 1881 O Morgan Dollar, Mint Personnel"
252:in September 1862 was signed by President
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87:Government official, politician, physician
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947:"Obituary for Mary Church Geary Bonzano"
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205:that was carrying passengers and
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676:McWilliams, James (2013-10-01).
708:"Maximilian Ferdinand Bonzano"
454:. Princeton University Press.
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149:He was the younger brother of
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682:. University of Texas Press.
110:. Bonzano was elected to the
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230:12th Maine Infantry Regiment
104:Maximilian Ferdinand Bonzano
23:Maximilian Ferdinand Bonzano
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979:Maximilian F. Bonzano photo
551:. Zyrus Press. p. 20.
515:Mehrländer, Andrea (2011).
322:in 1883, and was defeated.
282:38th United States Congress
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765:"19th Century Steamships"
646:"Death of Hubert Bonzano"
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320:Louisiana State Treasurer
250:emancipation proclamation
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235:Morgan silver dollar
155:Oak Alley Plantation
75:Maximillian Bonzano,
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237:from 1879 to 1904.
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651:The Times-Picayune
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