Duncan S. Cage | |
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| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| Preceded by | Simeon Belden |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Lowell |
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| Born | |
Duncan S. Cage (died 1885 at age 60)[1] was a politician in Louisiana. He served asSpeaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[2] He was a signatory to an act for the indentured servitude of orphans.[3] He served in the Louisiana House in 1865 and 1866.[4]
He was born in Mississippi.Harry Cage was his father and he had several prominent family members. He became a sugar planter inTerrebonne Parish. He raised a company during the Civil War and became a Colonel in the Confederate Army before taking sick during theSiege of Vicksburg when his regiment was captured. He then served on GeneralKirby Smith's staff.
He married and had 4 sons and 3 daughters. His sonHugh C Cage was lawyer andCitizens' League member who became a Democratic Party politician and served in theLouisiana Senate.[1]
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