John Slidell, Louisiana Senator and Confederate Envoy to Great Britain.

John Slidell (born 1793, died July 29th, 1871) served as Senator from Louisiana and in 1861 was sent as Confederate Envoy to Great Britain. He owned a home before the war (1839) in New Orleans, Louisiana which is still standing. It was and is located at 312 Royal Street, also Slidell, Louisiana is named in his honor. He was married to Mathilde Deslonde, with whom he had three children (Alfred Slidell, Marie Rosine Slidell and  Marguerite Mathilde Slidell).