Louis A. Martinet
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Comment: See WP:BRITANNICA about using Britannica as one of your key sources. The Crusader is currently linking to a disamb page and I can't tell if The Crusader that you're referring to is one of the periodicals listed there or something else entirely, rather than a link it would be nice to have an explanation in prose. The final paragraph about the Legal Society is probably his claim to notability so I would bring that on up. Paul ❬talk❭ 11:32, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
- User:Paul Carpenter, I read the reliable sources recommendation page you linked to and it notes that Britannica states authorship of its entries, which even when community submitted have editorial review. The Jim Crow coverage of this subject was written by Melvin I. Urofsk, " Professor of Law & Public Policy and Professor Emeritus of History at Virginia Commonwealth University." As far as notability, as a state legislator this subject is considered notaboe per Wikipedia guidelines. He is also notable as a newspaper publisher and an influential lawyer. That an influential legal society is named for him is just icing. FloridaArmy (talk) 11:59, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, FloridaArmy. I'm not suggesting that the subject isn't notable, and I'm certainly not declining this article. I would hasten to point out though, that when you chose a cake - the icing is usually the first thing you see. -- Paul ❬talk❭ 12:08, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
- User:Paul Carpenter, I read the reliable sources recommendation page you linked to and it notes that Britannica states authorship of its entries, which even when community submitted have editorial review. The Jim Crow coverage of this subject was written by Melvin I. Urofsk, " Professor of Law & Public Policy and Professor Emeritus of History at Virginia Commonwealth University." As far as notability, as a state legislator this subject is considered notaboe per Wikipedia guidelines. He is also notable as a newspaper publisher and an influential lawyer. That an influential legal society is named for him is just icing. FloridaArmy (talk) 11:59, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Louis André Martinet should redirect here
Disambig needed at Louis Martinet. Add link from The Crusader
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]
He was born December 28, 1849 in St. Martinville, Louisiana to Hipolite Martinet and Marie Louise Benoi.[1]
He served as a state representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives from St. Martin Parish from 1872 until 1875.[3]
He was admitted to the bar in Louisiana in December 1875.[4] Then obtaining his first class law degree from Straight University Law School the following year in 1876.[3] He was a notary and set up his notarial practice in 1888 which continued to operate until his death in 1917.[1][3]
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.[5]
In 1882 he was made the Special Deputy Surveyor for the Port in New Orleans.[6] Later the same year in he married Miss Leonora V. Miller,[7] and later they had two children although one died while still an infant.[3]
He published The New Orleans Crusader (1889 - 1896) newspaper[8] and was active opposing segregation.[3][9]
In the 1890s he obtained a medical degree from the Flint Medical College in New Orleans.[3]
The Louis A. Martinet Legal Society is named for him. In 1984 the Louis Martinet Society organized efforts to elect more Black judges in News Orleans.[10]
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.[11] Bystanders saved Martinet by overpowering Ryan and handing him over to the police.[11]
Further reading
- Albion W. Tourgée and Louis A. Martinet: The Cross-Racial Friendship behind "Plessy v. Ferguson" by Carolyn L. Karcher, MELUS, Vol. 38, No. 1, Cross-Racial and Cross-Ethnic Collaboration and Scholoarship (Spring 2013), pages 9-29, Oxford University Press
References
- ^ a b c Hémard, Ned. "New Orleans Nostalgia - Remembering New Orleans History, Culture and Traditions" (PDF). New Orleans Bar Association. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Rosenberg, Charles. "Martinet, Louis Andre". Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.38685. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Orleans Parish Civil Clerk of Court". www.orleanscivilclerk.com.
- ^ "Louis André Martinet and Samuel Stewart admitted to the bar". New Orleans Republican. 21 December 1875. p. 1. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Resignation of members of Parish Boards - Appointment to the City Board". The Times-Picayune. 9 February 1879. p. 6.
- ^ "Louis A. Martinet installed as Special Deputy". The Weekly Louisianian. 4 February 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Marriages (Louis A. Martinet - Leonora V. Miller)". The Times-Democrat. 7 October 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "The New Orleans Crusader Newspaper Collection (1889-1896)". xula.contentdm.oclc.org.
- ^ "Louis A. Martinet | American attorney and doctor". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ "Louis Martinet Society (1984) : Louisiana Digital Media Archive". ladigitalmedia.org.
- ^ 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.
Category:People from St. Martinville, Louisiana Category:Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Category:Straight University alumni Category:Newspaper publishers (people) Category:People from New Orleans