Christopher Columbus Nash

Christopher Columbus Nash (July 1, 1838 – June 29, 1922) was a Louisiana merchant and Democratic sheriff.^[1] In 1873, Nash led a company of white militiamen in the Colfax Massacre to take the courthouse in Colfax, from armed African-Americans.^[2] Three white men were killed; the number of African-Americans killed is estimated to have been between 60 and 150.^[2][3]

Christopher Columbus Nash
Sheriff of Grant Parish, Louisiana
In office 1873–Unknown
Personal details
Born	(1838-07-01)July 1, 1838 Sabine Parish, Louisiana US
Died	after 1922
Political party	Fusionist/Democratic Party
Spouse	Malinda Williams Nash
Parent(s)	Valentine and Mary Anderson Nash
Occupation	Merchant; law-enforcement officer Founding member of the White League

Nash participated in the formation of the White League,^[4] a white supremacist organization that claimed to defend a "hereditary civilization and Christianity menaced by a stupid Africanization".^[5] He was later buried in Natchitoches, Louisiana.^[6]

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