Pierre George Deslondes, last name sometimes spelled Deslonde (born c. 1825), was an African-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][dubious – discuss] He owned $55,000 (~$1.52 million in 2023) worth of property in 1860.[3]
He was the son of George Deslondes (died July 7, 1854) and Eloise Belly. Odile and Victoria were his siblings.[4]
He filed a petition in 1859.[5] He was a Republican organizer in Iberville Parish.[6]
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edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Petition Details".
- ^ "Details for in Petition DESLONDE, Pierre George ([Deslond])20885911 - Race and Slavery Petitions Project".
- ^ Uzee, Philip D. (1971). "The Beginnings of the Louisiana Republican Party". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 12 (3). p. 209. JSTOR 4231198.