François Denys Légitime (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa dəni leʒitim]; November 20, 1841 – July 29, 1935) was a Haitian general who served as President of Haiti from 1888 to 1889.
François Denys Légitime | |
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| Member of the State Council representing Sud | |
| In office June 22, 1918 – June 5, 1919 | |
| 14th President of Haiti | |
| In office December 16, 1888 – August 22, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal |
| Succeeded by | Monpoint Jeune |
| Chief of the Executif Branch of Haiti | |
| In office October 16, 1888 – December 16, 1888 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Member of the Provisional Government of Haiti | |
| In office September 1, 1888 – October 16, 1888 | |
| President | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
| In office September 1, 1888 – December 16, 1888 | |
| President | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal |
| Preceded by | Brutus Saint-Victor |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Margron (Foreign Affairs) Massillon Lauture (Worship) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Interior, Education, Worship and Justice | |
| In office August 26, 1881 – December 31, 1881 | |
| President | Lysius Salomon |
| Preceded by | Himself (Agriculture and Interior) Charles Archin (Education, Worship and Justice) |
| Succeeded by | François Manigat (Agriculture and Education) Edouard Pickombe (Interior) Thomas Madiou (Justice and Worship) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Finance, Commerce and Interior | |
| In office January 9, 1881 – August 26, 1881 | |
| President | Lysius Salomon |
| Preceded by | Himself (Agriculture, Finance and Commerce) Evarise Laroche (Interior) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Agriculture and Interior) Brutus Saint-Victor (Finance and Commerce) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Finance and Commerce | |
| In office December 9, 1880 – January 9, 1881 | |
| President | Lysius Salomon |
| Preceded by | Evariste Laroche |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | François Déus Légitime November 20, 1841 Jérémie, Haiti |
| Died | July 29, 1935 (aged 93) Port-au-Prince |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Rose Marie Isaure Marion |
| Occupation | Military general |
Biography
editLégitime was born in Jérémie, Haiti, on 20 November 1841[1] to Denys Légitime and Tinette Lespérance.[2] Lespérance was a grandson of Modeste Testas.[3] Légitime married Rose-Marie Isaure Marion and had nine children: Cuvier, Edmond, Angèle, Antoinette, Denis Jr., Léon, Clemence, Marie, and Agnès.[2]
He served as adjutant general during the government of Fabre Geffrard, and as aide-de-camp during the government of Sylvain Salnave.[2] He was Secretary of State of the Interior and then Secretary of State of the Interior and of Agriculture during the government of Lysius Salomon.[2] During this administration, Légitime was accused of aspiring to the presidency, and moved to Kingston, Jamaica, for three years.[4]
He returned to Haiti at the invitation of his followers, and on October 7, 1888, was elected president of the provisional government.[4] General Seide Thelemaque denounced the election as fraudulent and attempted to make himself President, but he was killed in the battle which ensued.[4] Légitime was elected President of Haiti on December 16, 1888, but resigned in 1889, owing to the opposition of General Florvil Hyppolite, and again retired to Jamaica.[4] In 1896 President Tiresias Simon Sam granted a general amnesty, and Légitime returned to Haiti.[4] He died on July 29, 1935 in Port-au-Prince.[5]
He wrote La nation ou la race haïtienne (1888).[6]
References
edit- ^ Arthur Rouzier. Les belles figures de l'intelligentsia jérémienne. Publisher unknown (1986), p. 55. OCLC 15656428.
- ^ a b c d "Légitime François Denis" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Haiti-reference.com.[unreliable source?] Accessed April 20, 2010.
- ^ "Haiti - Memory : Bordeaux inaugurates the statue of a slave of the Haitian sculptor, C. Woodly - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". www.haitilibre.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ a b c d e The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge. Encyclopedia Americana Corp. (1919), vol. 17, pp. 255-6.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil. Manuel d'histoire d'Haïti. University of Texas (1958), p. 351. OCLC 1571092.
- ^ ""From Salomon to Légitime" by Jacques Nicolas Léger (1859-1918)". Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
Further reading
edit- Dumas, Pierre-Raymond. François Denys Légitime: un réformiste résolu (1841–1935), le général, président, auteur. Port-au-Prince: Imprimeur II (2007). ISBN 978-99935-724-5-9.
- Histoire du gouvernement du général Légitime, président de la République d'Haiti. Paris : E. Leroux [Angers, A. Burdin et cie.] (1890). OCLC 7076062.
- Les États-Unis et le gouvernement du Gén. F.D. Légitime. New York: N. Thompson & acie (1889?). OCLC 26039179.
- Roche-Grellier. Quatre mois de ministère sous le gouvernement du général Légitime. Paris: A. Davy (1890). OCLC 504411974, 24917925, 458083786.
- Trouillot, Hénock. Démesvar Délorme: suivi de la pensée de François Dénis Légitime. Port-au-Prince: Ateliers Fardin (197-?). OCLC 17059297, 84303910.