Achille René-Boisneuf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Achille René-Boisneuf

Guadeloupean politician

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1873

Place of Birth: Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, France

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1927

Profession: politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Achille René-Boisneuf

  • Achille René-Boisneuf (Le Gosier, 9 November 1873 - Pointe-à-Pitre 29 December 1927) was a French politician and one of the first black deputies in the French National Assembly.
  • He is incorrectly given the name Émile instead of Achille in Jean Joly's Dictionnaire des parlementaires français de 1889 à 1940 1946.Achille was born son of Hyacinthe Boisneuf, a well to do freed slave, and a farm worker, Amanda Mathurine René, then adopted by Boisneuf and his wife and put through school.
  • Achille René-Boisneuf was mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre 1911-1922, President of the Conseil Général of Guadeloupe 1912-1922, then one of Guadeloupe's deputies in Paris 1914-1924. The rue Achille René-Boisneuf in Pointe-à-Pitre is named after him.

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