Pierre Emile Bonford (sometimes reported as Peter Emile Bonford; 1820 – August 17, 1864) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1863 to 1864.
Bonford was "a distinguished and leading member of the New Orleans bar".
[1] He subsequently accepted the position of aide-de-camp to Confederate General Richard Taylor,[1] resigning from that position in March 1863 to accept an appointment from the Confederate State Government to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
[1][2] He served on the court until his death at Alexandria, Louisiana, Aug. 17, 1864.
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