John Ladue
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John Ladue | |
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| Mayor of Detroit | |
| In office 1850–1850 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Howard |
| Succeeded by | Zachariah Chandler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1804 Lansingburgh, New York |
| Died | December 1, 1854 (aged 51) Detroit, Michigan |
| Spouse | Mary Angel |
John Ladue (November 18, 1804 – December 1, 1854)[1] was mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1850.
Biography
John Ladue was born November, 1804 in Lansingburgh, New York, the son of Peter and Mary Tallman Ladue.[2] In 1827, he married Mary Angel.[2] The couple had four children who outlived their father: John T. E. A. Ladue, Charlotte M. Ladue, George N. Ladue, and Austin Y. Ladue.[2]
In the 1840s, John's brother Andrew moved to Detroit with his family and established a tannery.[3] John Ladue followed Andrew to Detroit in 1847, and began in the business of manufacturing leather and purchasing wool,[2] with a store on Michigan Avenue at Campus Martius Park.[4] He was popular among the business community, and in 1850 was elected mayor.[2] During his term as mayor, a fugitive slave was arrested and jailed in Detroit. The local populace mobilized to free the man, and Ladue called out federal troops to preserve the peace.[2] To head off potential conflict, Ladue solicited donations from leading Detroit citizens to purchase the slave, and then freed him.[5]
John Ladue died December 1, 1854.[2]
References
- ^ "Shoe and Leather Politicians". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g Silas Farmer (1889), THE HISTORY OF DETROIT AND MICHIGAN, p. 1039
- ^ Friend Palmer (1906), Early Days in Detroit, Hunt & June, p. 539
- ^ Polk's Detroit city directory, R. L. Polk & company, 1852, p. 76
- ^ Karolyn Smardz Frost (2016), A Fluid Frontier: Slavery, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad in the Detroit River Borderland, Wayne State University Press, ISBN 9780814339602
