Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe

 

Entry from US Dictionary

Pronunciation: /kädēˈyäk, ˈkadlˌak/
  • (1658–1730), French soldier and colonialist. He founded military posts at Mackinac 1694 and Detroit 1701; from 1710 to about 1716 or 1717 he served as governor of Louisiana.