Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Former Governor of Louisiana
Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, born Antoine Laumet, was a French explorer and adventurer in New France, which stretched from Eastern Canada to Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico. Wikipedia
Born: March 5, 1658, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, France
Died: October 16, 1730 (age 72 years), Castelsarrasin, France
Known for: Founder of Detroit
Nationality: French
Previous office: Governor of Louisiana (1710–1716)
Resting place: Church of the Carmelite Fathers of Castelsarrasin