Étienne de Boré, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1740
Place of Birth: Kaskaskia, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 01-Feb-1820
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Étienne de Boré
- Jean Étienne de Boré (27 December 1741 – 1 February 1820) was a Creole French planter, born in Kaskaskia, Illinois Country, who was known for producing the first granulated sugar in Louisiana.
- At the time, the area was under Spanish rule.
- His innovation made sugar cane profitable as a commodity crop and planters began to cultivate it in quantity.
- He owned a large plantation upriver from New Orleans.
- Boré was a prominent planter in the area when the United States made the Louisiana Purchase and acquired the former French territories west of the Mississippi River.
- In 1803 the American governor of the territory appointed de Boré as the first mayor of New Orleans under the U.S.
- administration.
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