Louisy Mathieu
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Louisy Mathieu | |
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Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
In office 1848–1849 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 June 1817 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Kingdom of France |
Died | 4 November 1874 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French Republic |
Political party | Montagnard |
Louisy Mathieu (17 June 1817 in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe – 4 November 1874 in Basse-Terre) was a politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French Constituent Assembly from 1848–1849 as a Montagnard.[1][2]
He is the first freed slave to sit in the Constituent Assembly.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Les Départements d'outre-mer: L'abolition de l'esclavage et l'accession à la citoyenneté" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Louisy MATHIEU" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ The Timelines-Project : guadeloupe1493-1946
- ^ UNESCO : Slavery and its Abolition, French colonies, Research and Transmission of Knowledge by Nelly Schmidt (p. 23)