Louis A. Martinet

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Louis André Martinet (December 28, 1849 - June 7, 1917) was a lawyer, publisher, medical doctor, civil rights activist and state legislator in Louisiana during the Reconstruction era.[1][2]

Biography

He was born December 28, 1849, in St. Martinville, Louisiana, to Hipolite Martinet and Marie Louise Benoit.[1][3]

He was a prominent member of the

Plessy vs Ferguson
.

He served as a state representative in the

St. Martin Parish from 1872 until 1875.[4] He was admitted to the bar in Louisiana in December 1875.[5]
Then obtaining his first class law degree from Straight University Law School the following year in 1876.[4] He was a notary and set up his notarial practice in 1888 which continued to operate until his death.[1][4]

In February 1879 he was appointed to the City Board of School Directors, re-filling the position he had vacated the previous year in May 1878.[6] In 1882 he was made the Special Deputy Surveyor for the Port in New Orleans.[7]

He published The New Orleans Crusader (1889 - 1896) newspaper[8] and was active opposing segregation.[4][9] In the 1890s he obtained a medical degree from the Flint Medical College in New Orleans.[4]

He survived an attempted assassination May 5, 1896 when he was accosted by a drunk Matthew J. Ryan who placed his revolver in Mr Martinets stomach.[10] Bystanders saved Martinet by overpowering Ryan and handing him over to the police.[10]

He died in 1917.

Personal life

In 1882, he married Miss Leonora V. Miller and later they had two children, although one died while still an infant.[11][4]

Legacy

The Louis A. Martinet Legal Society is named for him. In 1984 the Louis Martinet Society organized efforts to elect more Black judges in New Orleans.[12]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c Hémard, Ned. "New Orleans Nostalgia - Remembering New Orleans History, Culture and Traditions" (PDF). New Orleans Bar Association. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ISBN 9780195301731
    . Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Saturdays: Bad Luck for the Martinets". Louisiana Historic and Cultural Vistas. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Orleans Parish Civil Clerk of Court". www.orleanscivilclerk.com.
  5. ^ "Louis André Martinet and Samuel Stewart admitted to the bar". New Orleans Republican. 21 December 1875. p. 1. Retrieved 14 March 2021.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Resignation of members of Parish Boards - Appointment to the City Board". The Times-Picayune. 9 February 1879. p. 6.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Louis A. Martinet installed as Special Deputy". The Weekly Louisianian. 4 February 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ^ "The New Orleans Crusader Newspaper Collection (1889-1896)". xula.contentdm.oclc.org.
  9. ^ "Louis A. Martinet | American attorney and doctor". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  10. ^ a b "Ryan's Rash Act - A Drunken Freak Nearly Results in Assassination". The Times-Picayune. 7 May 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2021.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Marriages (Louis A. Martinet - Leonora V. Miller)". The Times-Democrat. 7 October 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Louis Martinet Society (1984) : Louisiana Digital Media Archive". ladigitalmedia.org.
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