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'''Lecba Elizier Cadet''' (born c. May 1897)<ref>Ellis Island immigration records give his age on October 17, 1917, as "20 years, 5 months".</ref> was a [[Haitian people|Haitian]] [[Haitian Voodoo|Voodoo]] priest<ref>''Le Musée Vivant'' 24 Année Série D Numero 8, October–December 1960, p. 159.</ref> who, in 1919 attended the [[Paris Peace Conference, 1919|Paris Peace Conference]] and [[Pan-African Congress#1st Pan-African Congress|First Pan African Congress]] on behalf of the [[Universal Negro Improvement Association]] (UNIA).<ref>''Race First'', by [[Tony Martin (professor)|Tony Martin]], Dover, Massachusetts: Majority Press, 1976, p. 122.</ref>
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'''Jean Didier Eliezer Cadet''' (23 May 1897 – 8 December 1995)<ref>Ellis Island immigration records give his age on October 17, 1917, as "20 years, 5 months".</ref><ref name=Birth>"Haïti, état civil, 1794-2012", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F5W-P2R6 : Sat Nov 18 04:30:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Jean Dédier Eliezer Cadet Cadet and Mésinor Pierre Cadet, 16 Jun 1897.</ref> was a [[Haitian people|Haitian]] [[Haitian Vodou|Vodou]] priest<ref>''Le Musée Vivant'' 24 Année Série D Numero 8, October–December 1960, p. 159.</ref> who, in 1919 attended the [[Paris Peace Conference, 1919|Paris Peace Conference]] and [[Pan-African Congress#1st Pan-African Congress (1919)|First Pan African Congress]] on behalf of the [[Universal Negro Improvement Association]] (UNIA).<ref>''Race First'', by [[Tony Martin (professor)|Tony Martin]], Dover, Massachusetts: Majority Press, 1976, p. 122.</ref>


==Family, education, and early life==
Eliezer was born in [[Port-de-Paix]], the son of a wealthy [[dyewood]] manufacturer. He attended the College of St Louis de Gonzague.
Eliezer was born in [[Port-de-Paix]], [[Haiti]], the son of Mesinor Pierre Cadet, a wealthy [[dyewood]] manufacturer, and Amazile Broux.<ref name = Birth/><ref name=Death>"Haïti, état civil, 1794-2012", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6QT-KHN2 : Sat Nov 18 12:01:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Jean Didier Eliezer Cadet and Claudet Exumé, 16 Dec 1995.</ref><ref name=Hill>{{cite book|last1=Hill|first1=Robert A.|title=The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers: 1826-August 1919|date=1983|publisher=University of California Press|page=308}}</ref> He attended the College of [[Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague]] and subsequently supported himself as a car mechanic in [[Paris]]. There he met [[Nancy Cunard]].<ref name=Thomson>{{cite book|last1=Thomson|first1=Ian|title=Bonjour Blanc: A Journey Through Haiti|date=2012|publisher=Random House}}</ref>


==Paris Peace conference==
==Paris Peace conference==
Initially, the [[International League for Darker People]], an umbrella organisation comprising the UNIA, had planned to send [[Ida B. Wells]] and [[A. Philip Randolph]] as delegates, with Cadet as interpreter. But as US authorities denied both Wells and Randolph passports and visas, the UNIA's Cadet, a Haitian national, became the organisations' sole delegate.<ref>Colin Grant: ''Negro With a Hat. The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey'', Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 174 f.</ref> Cadet left the US at the end of February 1919 for [[Le Havre]], returning on December 1, 1919, to New York.<ref>According to Ellis Island immigration records.</ref> While in Paris, his efforts to contact official delegates were mostly unsuccessful, except for a meeting with Liberian delegate [[Charles D. B. King]], who refused to support the UNIA's demand that control of the former German colonies should be given to Africans and the African diaspora. Cadet's reports to [[Marcus Garvey]], claiming that his efforts had been sabotaged by the [[NAACP]]s delegate [[W. E. B. Du Bois]], led to a break between Garvey and Du Bois.<ref>Colin Grant: ''Negro With a Hat. The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey'', Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 176-83.</ref>
Initially, the [[International League for Darker People]], an umbrella organisation comprising the UNIA, had planned to send [[Ida B. Wells]] and [[A. Philip Randolph]] as delegates, with Cadet as interpreter. But as US authorities denied both Wells and Randolph passports and visas, the UNIA's Cadet, a Haitian national, became the organisations' sole delegate.<ref>Colin Grant: ''Negro With a Hat. The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey'', Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 174 f.</ref> Cadet left the US at the end of February 1919 for [[Le Havre]], returning on December 1, 1919, to New York.<ref>According to Ellis Island immigration records.</ref> While in Paris, his efforts to contact official delegates were mostly unsuccessful, except for a meeting with Liberian delegate [[Charles D. B. King]], who refused to support the UNIA's demand that control of the former German colonies should be given to Africans and the African diaspora. Cadet's reports to [[Marcus Garvey]], claiming that his efforts had been sabotaged by the [[NAACP]]s delegate [[W. E. B. Du Bois]], led to a break between Garvey and Du Bois.<ref>Colin Grant: ''Negro With a Hat. The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey'', Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 176-83.</ref>

==Later life==
Cadet went on to become a [[Hougan]] (Vodou priest) associated with the [[loa]] [[Damballa]].<ref name = Hill/> He died in [[Port-au-Prince]] on 8 Dec 1995.<ref name = Death/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 23 December 2024

Eliezer Cadet
Born
Jean Didier Eliezer Cadet

(1897-03-23)23 March 1897
Port-de-Paix, Haiti
Died8 December 1995(1995-12-08) (aged 98)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
NationalityHaitian
EducationCollege of Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague
OccupationVodou priest

Jean Didier Eliezer Cadet (23 May 1897 – 8 December 1995)[1][2] was a Haitian Vodou priest[3] who, in 1919 attended the Paris Peace Conference and First Pan African Congress on behalf of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).[4]

Family, education, and early life

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Eliezer was born in Port-de-Paix, Haiti, the son of Mesinor Pierre Cadet, a wealthy dyewood manufacturer, and Amazile Broux.[2][5][6] He attended the College of Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague and subsequently supported himself as a car mechanic in Paris. There he met Nancy Cunard.[7]

Paris Peace conference

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Initially, the International League for Darker People, an umbrella organisation comprising the UNIA, had planned to send Ida B. Wells and A. Philip Randolph as delegates, with Cadet as interpreter. But as US authorities denied both Wells and Randolph passports and visas, the UNIA's Cadet, a Haitian national, became the organisations' sole delegate.[8] Cadet left the US at the end of February 1919 for Le Havre, returning on December 1, 1919, to New York.[9] While in Paris, his efforts to contact official delegates were mostly unsuccessful, except for a meeting with Liberian delegate Charles D. B. King, who refused to support the UNIA's demand that control of the former German colonies should be given to Africans and the African diaspora. Cadet's reports to Marcus Garvey, claiming that his efforts had been sabotaged by the NAACPs delegate W. E. B. Du Bois, led to a break between Garvey and Du Bois.[10]

Later life

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Cadet went on to become a Hougan (Vodou priest) associated with the loa Damballa.[6] He died in Port-au-Prince on 8 Dec 1995.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Ellis Island immigration records give his age on October 17, 1917, as "20 years, 5 months".
  2. ^ a b "Haïti, état civil, 1794-2012", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F5W-P2R6 : Sat Nov 18 04:30:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Jean Dédier Eliezer Cadet Cadet and Mésinor Pierre Cadet, 16 Jun 1897.
  3. ^ Le Musée Vivant 24 Année Série D Numero 8, October–December 1960, p. 159.
  4. ^ Race First, by Tony Martin, Dover, Massachusetts: Majority Press, 1976, p. 122.
  5. ^ a b "Haïti, état civil, 1794-2012", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6QT-KHN2 : Sat Nov 18 12:01:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Jean Didier Eliezer Cadet and Claudet Exumé, 16 Dec 1995.
  6. ^ a b Hill, Robert A. (1983). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers: 1826-August 1919. University of California Press. p. 308.
  7. ^ Thomson, Ian (2012). Bonjour Blanc: A Journey Through Haiti. Random House.
  8. ^ Colin Grant: Negro With a Hat. The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey, Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 174 f.
  9. ^ According to Ellis Island immigration records.
  10. ^ Colin Grant: Negro With a Hat. The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey, Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 176-83.


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