Cincinnatus Leconte
President of Haiti (1854-1912) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean Jacques Dessalines Michel Cincinnatus Leconte (September 29, 1854 – August 8, 1912) was President of Haiti from August 15, 1911, until his death on August 8, 1912.[1]
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Cincinnatus Leconte | |
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19th President of Haiti | |
In office August 15, 1911 – August 8, 1912 | |
Preceded by | François C. Antoine Simon |
Succeeded by | Tancrède Auguste |
Minister of Public Works and Agriculture | |
In office December 13, 1897 – May 12, 1902 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Chrisostome Arteaud |
Succeeded by | Démosthène Césarions |
Personal details | |
Born | Michel Cincinnatus Leconte (1854-09-29)September 29, 1854 Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye, Haiti |
Died | August 8, 1912(1912-08-08) (aged 57) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Political party | National Party |
Relations | Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Florvil Hyppolite Nissage Saget Yolette Leconte |
Profession | Engineer, businessman, industrialist, teacher |
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He was the great-grandson of Jean-Jacques Dessalines—a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti—and was an uncle of Joseph Laroche, the only black passenger to perish on the RMS Titanic.[2][3][4]