Pierre G. Deslonde
Pierre G. Deslonde (born ca. 1825) was an American sugar planter who served as Secretary of State of Louisiana during the Reconstruction era. He was a wealthy freeman.[1] He served as secretary of state from 1872 until 1876. He later published the News Pioneer in Plaquemine.[2] He owned $55,000 worth of property in 1860.[3]
References
- Santoro, Nicholas J. (June 19, 2006). Atlas of Slavery and Civil Rights: An Annotated Chronicle of the Passage from Slavery and Segregation to Civil Rights and Equality Under the Law. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595383900 – via Google Books.
- Vincent, Charles (January 28, 2011). Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809385812 – via Google Books.
- Foner, Eric; Foner, Professor of History Eric; Culture, Schomburg Center for Research in Black (June 19, 1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195074062 – via Google Books.
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