Hérard Dumesle
Hérard Dumesle (16 June 1784 – 22 June 1858) was a Haitian poet and politician.
Politics
Dumesle, a mulatto, opposed the government of Jean-Pierre Boyer and formed a group of like-minded young mulattoes called the Society for the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Dumesle's cousin, Charles Rivière-Hérard, led the Revolution of 1843 which forced President Boyer to flee the country. Rivière-Hérard then succeeded Boyer as President of Haiti. Dumesle served as president of the Constituent Assembly and later as a Minister during his cousin's rule. After an 1844 coup d'état, both Dumesle and Rivière-Hérard were forced into exile. They settled in Jamaica and remained there for the rest of their lives.
Works
As a poet, Dumesle's most remembered work is the historical Macanda. He is also known for composing a poem in honor of Jonathas Granville, the director of the Lycee of Port-au-Prince: "Dithyrambe élégiaque sur la mort de Jonathas Granville."[1][2]
- ↑ Dumesle, Hérard (1839). Dithyrambe élégiaque sur la mort de Jonathas Granville. Port-au-Prince: Hérard Dumesle.
- ↑ Raphael, Frère (1967). Les pionniers. Port-au-Prince: Impr. de l'ONEC. p. 30.
References
- "Boyer: Expansion and Decline". Country Studies. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2006-10-31.
- Schutt-Ainé, Patricia; Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 88. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.