Curron J. Adolphe

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Curron J. Adolphe was an American state legislator in Louisiana. [1] He represented New Orleans in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1868 to 1872 as a Republican. He was African American. [2] [3] He worked as a grocer and served on the State Library Committee. [4]

Adolphe also served as the State Tax Collector for the Third District. [5]

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  1. "Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. Vincent, Charles (28 January 2011). Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction. ISBN   9780809385812.
  3. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 2
  4. Oubre, Claude (1978). "Reviewed work: Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction, Charles Vincent". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 19 (3): 378–380. JSTOR   4231810.
  5. "C. J. Adolphe - Tax Collector". New Orleans Republican. 21 March 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg