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Andrew Stewart Herron (October 27, 1823 – November 27, 1882) was an American lawyer, politician, and military officer.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Herron was a banker and lawyer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He served as Secretary of State of Louisiana from 1852 to 1859. Herron served as a delegate to the Louisiana Secession Convention and then in the Confederate Army where he served as a military judge in Mobile, Alabama. In 1865, Herron was elected Louisiana Attorney General. Herron was in elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1882 and died on November 27, 1882, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before he took the oath of office.^[1]

Notes

^ 'Confederate Colonels,' Bruce A. Allardice, University of Missouri: 2008, Biographical Sketch of Andrew Stewart Herron, pg. 194

Political offices
Preceded by Charles Gayarré	Secretary of State of Louisiana 1852–1859	Succeeded by Pliny Hardy
Legal offices
Preceded by Flavillus Goode	Attorney General of Louisiana 1865	Succeeded by B. L. Lynch
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Newton C. Blanchard	Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th congressional district 1882	Succeeded by Newton C. Blanchard