Thomas Bayne Denègre

Thomas Bayne Denègre, Sr. (January 18, 1893 – June 1967) of New Orleans, Louisiana was captain of the Yale University sport rowing team.[1]

Biography

He was born on January 18, 1893, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was captain of the sport rowing team and graduated from Yale University in 1914.[2] He served in France as first lieutenant in the Louisiana National Guard's Washington Artillery during World War I.[3]

Denègre then attended Tulane Law School and practiced law in New Orleans. He married Alma Baldwin and had three children including Thomas Bayne Denègre, Jr.[4] He died in June 1967 in Biloxi, Mississippi.

References

  1. ^ "Denegre Elected Captain, Snowdon Having Resigned". New York Times. October 3, 1913. Retrieved March 24, 2011. Charles N. Snowdon of Pittsburgh, Penn., has resigned as Captain of the Yale 'Varsity crew and Thomas B. Denegre of New Orleans has been chosen to succeed him. This announcement, coming as a complete surprise, was made at a meeting of the Blue oarsmen to-night.
  2. ^ The Pilgrim teacher quarterly. Congregational Publishing Society. 1919. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Casso, Evans J. (1999). Louisiana Legacy: A History of the State National Guard. New Orleans, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Co. p. 126. ISBN 9781565545465. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Thomas Bayne Denègre". Tulane University. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
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