An⋅toine de la Mothe /ɑ̃ˈtwan də la ˈmɔt/Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahn-twan duh lamawt]Show IPA, 1657?–1730, French colonial governor in North America: founder of Detroit.
Cad·il·lac (kād'l-āk', kä-dē-yäk') French explorer and colonial administrator who founded Detroit, Michigan (1701), and was governor of Louisiana (1711-1716).