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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