Louisy Mathieu

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]

Louisy Mathieu
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
1848–1849
Personal details
Born17 June 1817
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Kingdom of France
Died4 November 1874
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French Republic
Political partyMontagnard
Mathieu seated among fellow Montagnards in the Constituent Assembly, 1848

He is the first freed slave to sit in the Constituent Assembly.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Louisy MATHIEU" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. The Timelines-Project : guadeloupe1493-1946
  4. UNESCO : Slavery and its Abolition, French colonies, Research and Transmission of Knowledge by Nelly Schmidt (p. 23)
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