Louis Etienne Lysius Salomon | |
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| 13th President of Haiti | |
| In office October 26, 1879 – August 10, 1888 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal |
| Succeeded by | François Denys Légitime |
| Member of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Haiti | |
| In office October 3, 1879 – October 26, 1879 | |
| Minister of Finance, Commerce and Foreign Relations | |
| In office October 3, 1879 – November 19, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Lamothe |
| Succeeded by | Charles Laforesterie |
| Minister of Finance, Commerce, Foreign Relations, Justice, Education and Worship | |
| In office February 14, 1851 – January 15, 1859 | |
| President | Faustin I |
| Preceded by | Himself (Finance, Commerce and Foreign Relations) Jean-Baptiste Francisque (Justice, Education and Worship) |
| Succeeded by | Victorin Plésance (Finance and Commerce) André Jean-Simon (Foreign Relations and Education) Jean-François Acloque (Justice and Worship) |
| Minister of Finance, Commerce and Foreign Relations | |
| In office April 9, 1848 – February 14, 1851 | |
| President | Faustin Soulouque (as president) Faustin I (as Emperor) |
| Preceded by | Alexis Dupuy |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Finance and Commerce) Louis Dufresne (Foreign Relations) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1815 Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Died | October 19, 1888 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouses | 1) Thulcide Jean-Louis Nicolas 2) Florentine Félicité Potiez |
| Children | Ida Salomon Faubert |
Louis Étienne Félicité Lysius Salomon (June 30, 1815 – October 19, 1888) was the president of Haiti from 1879 to 1888. Salomon is best remembered for instituting Haiti's first postal system and for his lively enthusiasm for Haiti's modernization.[1]
His daughter Ida Faubert was a French poet.
He was also noted for being 6′6″ tall, and referred to having "physical proportions of a gladiator".[2]
- ^ Haiti, Her History and Her Detractors By Jacques Nicolas Léger, U. Mich, 2006, , 235–236
- ^ "A Giant President". The Arkansaw Traveler. February 9, 1884. Retrieved 9 December 2021.