William C. C. Claiborne

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William C. C. Claiborne
William C. C. Claiborne
United States Senator from Louisiana
In office March 4, 1817 – November 23, 1817
Preceded by	James Brown
Succeeded by	Henry Johnson
1st Governor of Louisiana
In office April 30, 1812 – December 16, 1816
Preceded by	Himself (as Governor of the Territory of Orleans)
Succeeded by	Jacques Villeré
Governor of the Territory of Orleans
In office December 20, 1803 – April 30, 1812
President	Thomas Jefferson James Madison
Preceded by	Pierre Clément de Laussat (Under French control)
Succeeded by	Himself (as Governor of Louisiana)
2nd Governor of Mississippi Territory
In office May 25, 1801 – March 1, 1803
President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	Winthrop Sargent
Succeeded by	Robert Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's at-large district
In office November 23, 1797 – March 3, 1801
Preceded by	Andrew Jackson
Succeeded by	William Dickson
Personal details
Born	William Charles Cole Claiborne c. 1773–1775 Sussex County, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died	November 23, 1817 (aged approximately 42) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouses	Eliza Wilson Lewis Marie Clarisse Duralde Cayetana Susana "Suzette" Bosque y Fangui
Relatives	Ferdinand Claiborne (brother) Claiborne Pell (great-great-great-grandnephew)
Alma mater	College of William & Mary Richmond Academy
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Louisiana Militia
Years of service	1815
Battles/wars	Battle of New Orleans

William Charles Cole Claiborne (c. 1773–1775 – November 23, 1817) was an American politician, best known as the first non-colonial governor of Louisiana. He also has the distinction of possibly being the youngest member of the United States Congress in U.S. history, although reliable sources differ about his age.^[a]

Claiborne supervised the transfer of French Louisiana to U.S. control after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, governing the "Territory of Orleans" from 1804 to 1812, the year in which Louisiana became a state. He won the first election for Louisiana's state Governor and served through 1816, for a total of thirteen years as Louisiana's executive administrator. New Orleans served as the capital city during both the colonial period and the early statehood period.
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