Charles J. Leeds was the 37th mayor of New Orleans (November 30, 1874 – December 19, 1876).
Leeds was a member of the white supremacist organization White League and had furnished its members with artillery and small arms during their insurrection against the elected government in the so-called Battle of Liberty Place in 1874.[1][2]
External linksedit
Charles J. Leeds administration on New Orleans Public Library site
Citationsedit
^John Smith Kendall, History of New Orleans, Lewis Publishing Company, 1922, p. 380
^ Charles J. Leeds administration on New Orleans Public Library site
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