Cadillac, Antoine de Lamothe

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Cadillac, Antoine de Lamothe, KAD uh lak, ahn TWAN duh la MAWT (1658-1730), was a French colonizer, administrator, and fur trader who founded Detroit. He also served as governor of the French colony of Louisiana.

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