{"id":1753,"date":"2018-04-27T14:04:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T14:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/mobilitymigration1855\/?page_id=1753"},"modified":"2025-04-13T14:32:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T18:32:28","slug":"francis-a-duterte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/delegates\/francis-a-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"Francis A. 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L. Reason, and the Colored Citizens of Philadelphia.&#8221; Frederick Douglass&#8217; Paper, 16 Nov. 1855. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. \u00a92008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Francis A. Duterte (1814-1859) was an important Philadelphia businessman, who served as one of the secretaries for the 1855 National Colored Convention.[note]\u201cFrancis A. Duterte\u201d Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1912. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Web. 16 March, 2013.[\/note] French-Caribbean by birth, Duterte established a mortuary in 1852 on Lombard Street.[note]Davies, John. <em>Class, Culture, and Color: Black Saint-Dominguan Refugees And African<\/em> Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, LLC, 2008:116. White, Charles Frederick. <em>Who\u2019s who in Philadelphia: A Collection of Thirty Biographical Sketches of Philadelphia Colored People<\/em>. Philadelphia: A. M. E. Book Concern, 1912: 84.[\/note] His experience with joinery as a cabinet-maker enabled him to produce quality coffins \u201cwithout the use of nails.\u201d[note]\u201cReport of the First Exhibition of the \u2018Colored American Institute of the State of Pennsylvania\u201d <em>Public Ledger<\/em>. 22 May 1851: 2. America\u2019s Historical Newspapers. Web. 17 March, 2013.[\/note] As a skilled carpenter and an independent businessman, Duterte represented the type of upwardly mobile tradesman whose practical education the Colored Conventions sought to facilitate through plans for mechanical schools and scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>While attending the 1855 National Colored Convention, Duterte, as a secretary, recorded the minutes and oversaw their later publication.[note]Proceedings of the Colored National Convention, Philadelphia, 1855. Salem, New Jersey: National Standard Office, 1856. Print.[\/note] This position exemplifies his standing as an active and literate member of the Black community. Socially, Duterte was well positioned for a prominent role in the community because of his work as an undertaker; his profession allowed Duterte to work closely with Black churches, a main hub for social networking. Consequently, Duterte was well connected with other prominent community members, including businessmen such as Stephen Smith and educators like Professor Charles L. Reason.[note]\u201cProfessor Charles L. Reason and the Colored Citizens of Philadelphia.\u201d <em>Frederick Douglass\u2019 Paper<\/em> 16 Nov. 1855. African American Newspapers. Web 16 March, 2013.[\/note]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3460\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/1237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3460\" class=\"wp-image-3460 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/mobility-migration-large-funeral-clipping-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"newspaper clipping\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/mobility-migration-large-funeral-clipping-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/black-mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/mobility-migration-large-funeral-clipping.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Large Funeral\u2014Sudden Death.&#8221; Liberator, 25 Mar. 1859. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. \u00a92008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Francis A. Duterte died suddenly on March 18th, 1859, at the age of 45 and was buried in Lebanon Cemetery. His funeral service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church was attended by numerous acquaintances, including individuals from the Masonic lodges of which he was a member.[note]\u201cLarge Funeral-Sudden Death.\u201d <em>The Liberator<\/em> 25 March 1859: 2. America\u2019s Historical Newspapers. Web. 17 March, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>[\/note] After his death, his wife Henrietta inherited his business, becoming the first woman in the country to own and operate a mortuary.[note]Jackson, Millicent Lownes, and Linda T. Wynn. <em>Encyclopedia of African American Business, Volume I.<\/em> Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006: 837.[\/note] While recent scholarship has begun to reclaim Mrs. Duterte from obscurity, her husband has not received the same attention. Although Francis Duterte\u2019s business history is recorded through newspaper advertisements, his specific social activities are largely undocumented. 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