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Oscar James Dunn (1826 – November 22, 1871) was one of three African Americans who served as a Republican Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction.〔(Dunn, Oscar J. (ca. 1825–1871) ) at BlackPast.org〕 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. == Biography == Oscar James Dunn was born into slavery in 1826 in New Orleans. As his mother Maria Dunn was enslaved, he took her status under slave law of the time. His father James Dunn was free, having been emancipated in 1819 by his master. James was born into slavery in Petersburg, Virginia and had been transported to the Deep South in the forced migration of more than one million African Americans from the Upper South. He was bought by James H. Caldwell of New Orleans, who founded the St. Charles Theatre and New Orleans Gas Light Company. Dunn worked for Caldwell as a skilled carpenter for decades, including after his emancipation by Caldwell in 1819. After being emancipated, Dunn married Maria, then enslaved, and they had two children, Oscar and Jane. (Slave marriages were not then recognized under the law.) By 1832 Dunn had earned enough money as a carpenter to purchase the freedom of his wife and both children. Thus, they gained the status of free Blacks decades before the American Civil War. But, as English speakers, they were not part of the culture of free people of color, who were primarily of French descent, Catholic religion and culture. James Dunn continued to work as a carpenter for his former master Caldwell. His wife Maria Dunn ran a boarding house for actors and actresses who were in the city to perform at the Caldwell theatres. Together they were able to pay for education for their children. Having studied music, Dunn became both an accomplished musician and an instructor of the violin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oscar Dunn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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