Caesar Antoine
Caesar Carpentier Antoine (1836–1921) was a soldier, businessman, editor, and politician in Louisiana. He served as a state senator for Caddo Parish from 1868 until 1872 when he was elected the third of three African-American Republicans to serve as Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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| 13th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office May 22, 1873 – April 24, 1877 | |
| Governor | William P. Kellogg Stephen B. Packard |
| Preceded by | P.B.S. Pinchback |
| Succeeded by | Louis A. Wiltz |
| Louisiana State Senator from Caddo Parish | |
| In office 1868–1872 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1836 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | 1921 (aged 84–85) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Occupation | Barber, Editor, Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | 7th Louisiana (Colored) Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Legacy and honors
- In 2008, C. C. Antoine Celebration was established as an annual event during Black History Month in Shreveport.[1]
- A tombstone was dedicated at Antoine's gravesite on Memorial Day, 31 May 1999.[2]
- In 1984, a Shreveport park was named for Antoine and a sculpture of him was installed in it.
- Antoine's house in Shreveport is a state historic site for preservation.
References
- C.C. Antoine Celebration Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine website, accessed 7 February 2014
- John Andrew Prime, "Cities to declare Confederate History Month next week" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Shreveport Times, n.d., hosted at North Star website, accessed 7 February 2014
- "Caesar Carpentier Antoine". A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988), p. 16
- John W. Blassingame, Black New Orleans, 1860-1880 (1973)
- Dorothea Olga McCants, ed., Our People and Our History (1973)
- Charles Vincent, Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction (1976)
- Rayford W. Logan and Michael R. Winston, eds., Dictionary of American Negro Biography (1982)
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