Robert Nash Ogden Jr (May 5, 1839 – April 16, 1905[1]) was an author, Confederate lieutenant colonel, judge, orator, poet, lawyer and Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
[3][4] He studied law under Frederick Nash at Hillsboro, North Carolina.
During the American Civil War he served under Brigadier General James Patrick Major for the Confederate Army with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
After having been elected to the State Legislature, he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1880–1884).
Ogden was known for his skills as an orator as well as devoting his time to writing works of literature such as Who did it?