St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Judge Émile Édouard (Edward) Simon
1824-1914
Photographed By Mike Waldon, June 28, 2013
1. Judge Émile Édouard (Edward) Simon Marker
Inscription.
Judge Émile Édouard (Edward) Simon. A native of St. Martinville, Simon studied law at Harvard under Joseph Story and Simon Greenleaf, earning his degree in 1846. As 14th Judicial District Judge from 1853 to 1865, Simon was to become the second of four generations of judges. While Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was writing the epic poem Evangeline and teaching at Harvard, Simon was a student there. Family tradition holds that Simon told Longfellow about the establishment of Acadian exiles here in 1765 and described for him the geography and local color of the Teche country. May this plaque forever honor our distinguished native son!
A native of St. Martinville, Simon studied law at Harvard under Joseph Story and Simon Greenleaf, earning his degree in 1846. As 14th Judicial District Judge from 1853 to 1865, Simon was to become the second of four generations of judges. While Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was writing the epic poem Evangeline and teaching at Harvard, Simon was a student there. Family tradition holds that Simon told Longfellow about the establishment of Acadian exiles here in 1765 and described for him the geography and local color of the Teche country. May this plaque forever honor our distinguished native son!
Location. 30° 7.308′ N, 91° 49.65′ W. Marker is in St. Martinville, Louisiana, in St. Martin Parish. Marker is on Port Street near S New Market Street. In Evangeline Oak Park on west bank of Bayou Teche. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Martinville LA 70582, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, September 3, 2010
2. Judge Émile Édouard (Edward) Simon Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2013, by Mike Waldon of Lafayette, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on June 28, 2013, by Mike Waldon of Lafayette, Louisiana. 2. submitted on November 3, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
