Lawyer and President of Merchants Mutual Insurance Co and founder and President of Mutual National Bank of New Orleans.
From The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, Monday, January 16, 1899:
Early yesterday morning the tired spirit of Paul F. Fourchy sought a haven of rest when the grim reaper gathered him to his fathers. He was one of the city's oldest and most highly esteemed citizens, and though not a public man in any sense, he was always identified with those enterprises which made for the good of the whole community. He had been ill for about a year.
Mr. Fourchy had lived in New Orleans all his life, and was born here sixty-six years ago. His father was Alexandre F. Fourchy, a frenchman, who practiced law in this city, and his mother was Miss Leocadie D'Hastrel. The son, Paul, was educated in New Orleans under a private tutor and afterwards in the law department of the old University of Louisiana. Graduating as a lawyer, he practiced here for some years and was considered an authority on insurance law throughout the state. Mr. Fourchy then gave up his profession for a time to accept a position with the Merchant's Mutual Insurance Company. He was subsequently elected secretary of the company, and president upon the death of John Pemberton. His connection with this company continued for more than thirty years.
He was one of the organizers and the first president of the Mutual National Bank, but resigned in 1884, after an association of five or six years.
Many years since Mr. Fourchy married Miss Antoinette Julian, and eleven children blessed the happy union. Ten of these survive. Richard Fourchy, one son, is supervising architect of the United States Treasury in Washington D.C. Another son is Andre Fourchy, who is assistant constructor in the United States life-saving service. P. L. Fourchy is a lawyer in this city. of the seven daughters, one is married, Mrs Charles W. Hornor, Jr.
Deceased was a believer in the Roman Catholic faith and a devout churchman. He had been a member of several prominent clubs, including the French Opera, and some of the carnival organizations. Of late years however, Mr. Fourchy remained at home most of the time, as he was a devoted husband and father.
At 10 o'clock this morning funeral services will be held from the family residence, 1425 Hospital Street, near Villere, and the interment will be in St. Louis cemetery, on Esplanade Ave.