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]
Louisy Mathieu | |
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| Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
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| Born | 17 June 1817 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 4 November 1874 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French Republic |
| Political party | Montagnard |
Mathieu was a print-worker representing Pointe-a-Pitre. His first speech spoke about his wish for a better relationship between blacks and whites in the colonies, but it was received poorly by the assembly and he served only one term after losing his seat in the subsequent election.[5][6]
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Mathieu seated among fellow Montagnards in the Constituent Assembly, 1848
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- ^ "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)
- ^ "Mathieu Louisi". The Illustrated London News, p. 371. December 9, 1848. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Robertson, Patrick (2011). "The First Black Legislator". Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 1608197387
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