Louisy Mathieu (17 June 1817 in

Basse-Terre Basse-Terre (, ; ; gcf, label= Guadeloupean Creole, Bastè, ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the '' prefecture'' (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located ...

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands— Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...

– 4 November 1874 in Basse-Terre) was a politician from

who served in the French Constituent Assembly from 1848–1849 as a Montagnard. He is the first freed slave to sit in the Constituent Assembly. 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.Robertson, Patrick (2011).
The First Black Legislator
. ''Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time''. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 137.

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16 Représentants montagnards à leurs bancs de l'Assemblée constituante, 1848.jpg, Mathieu seated among fellow Montagnards in the Constituent Assembly, 1848

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1817 births 1874 deaths People from Basse-Terre Guadeloupean politicians French republicans Members of the 1848 Constituent Assembly Guadeloupean slaves Black French politicians French abolitionists {{Guadeloupe-politician-stub

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