Pierre George Deslondes, last name sometimes spelled Deslonde (born c.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 (~$1.47 million in 2022) worth of property in 1860.[3]

He was the son of George Deslondes (died July 7, 1854) 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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  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. Uzee, Philip D. (1971). "The Beginnings of the Louisiana Republican Party". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 12 (3). p. 209. JSTOR 4231198.
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