Pierre G. Deslondes

Pierre George Deslondes, last name sometimes spelled Deslonde (born ca. 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] He owned $55,000 worth of property in 1860.[3]

He was the son of George Deslondes (died July 7, 854) 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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References
  1. 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.
  2. Vincent, Charles (January 28, 2011). Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809385812 – via Google Books.
  3. 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.
  4. "Petition Details".
  5. "Details for in Petition DESLONDE, Pierre George ([Deslond])20885911 - Race and Slavery Petitions Project".
  6. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4231198?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3A66ed1d968ce353c75bd841e0e57e4fb7&seq=13#page_scan_tab_contents page 209
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