Edward Sparrow was a prominent Confederate States of America

Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

 politician.

Sparrow was born in Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

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. He represented Louisiana

Louisiana

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 in the Provisional Confederate Congress

Provisional Confederate Congress

The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...

 from 1861 to 1862. Sparrow was a deputy (representative) in the Provisional Confederate Congress

Provisional Confederate Congress

The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...

. He was a Senator from Louisiana in both the First Confederate Congress

First Confederate Congress

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 and the Second Confederate Congress

Second Confederate Congress

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, serving from 1862 to 1865.

He was the wealthiest man in the Confederate Government. The 1860 Census

United States Census, 1860

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cites his wealth at $1.2 million, which would be comparable to being a billionaire today.