Oscar Dunn
Politician, Deceased Person
1826 – 1871
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Who was Oscar Dunn?
Oscar James Dunn was one of three African Americans who served as a Republican Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction.
In 1868, Dunn became the first elected black lieutenant governor of a U.S. state. He ran on the ticket headed by Henry Clay Warmoth, formerly of Illinois. After Dunn died in office, then-state Senator P. B. S. Pinchback, another black Republican, became lieutenant governor and thereafter governor for a 34-day interim period.
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- Born
- 1826
New Orleans - Religion
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Died
- Nov 22, 1871
New Orleans
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on July 23, 2013
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