Caesar Carpentier Antoine | |
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 Antoinec. 1873 | |
| 13thLieutenant 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 | c. 1836 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | 1921 (aged 84–85) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | New Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Relations | Felix C. Antoine (brother) |
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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 |
Caesar Carpentier Antoine (c. 1836–1921) was a soldier, businessman, editor, andAfrican-American Republican politician inLouisiana during theReconstruction era.[1] He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was a member of theLouisiana Senate before serving as the 13thlieutenant governor of Louisiana.
Born a free man of color inNew Orleans,[1]Felix C. Antoine was his brother.[1][2]
During the Civil War, he served as Captain in the7th Louisiana Regiment Infantry and10th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment.[3] After the war, he moved toShreveport, Louisiana. He was a member of St. Paul's Colored Methodist Episcopal Church and lived in the Allendale neighborhood.[1]
He was elected as a state senator forCaddo Parish in 1868, partaking in theLouisiana Constitutional Convention.[1] He served until 1872 when he was elected to serve asLieutenant Governor of Louisiana, the third man of color to hold that position.[1][2] He co-founded a newspaper withP. B. S. Pinchback, his immediate predecessor.
He became aWorshipful Master inFreemasonry in 1884. Shreveport's Freemason Lodge Number 185 of thePrince Hall Masons is named in his honor.[1]
In 1887, he co-foundedComité des Citoyens, which fought the case that becamePlessy v. Ferguson, and became its vice-president.[1]
In 1984, a Shreveport park was named for Antoine and a sculpture of him was installed in it.[1] A tombstone was dedicated at Antoine's gravesite on Memorial Day, 31 May 1999.[1][4]
In 2008, C. C. Antoine Celebration was established as an annual event duringBlack History Month in Shreveport.[5]
Antoine's house in Shreveport was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1999.[1][6] It was destroyed by fire in May 2022.[6]
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Caesar Carpetier Antoine 1872–1876 | Succeeded by |
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