1st Senate of Haiti

The 1st Senate of Haiti was organized from the Constituent Assembly which drafted the 1806 Constitution. After the elected president and previous Provisional Chief Executive of Haiti Henri Christophe took up arms against the Senate, the Senate retaliated by stripping power from Christophe and electing Alexandre Pétion as president of Haiti in early 1807. The 24-member Senate was the first legislative body in post-revolutionary Haiti, and was designed by Pétion to be a powerful body. The members were nominated by Pétion from regions of the country for affirmation by the members, with a third each being selected for nine, six and three-year terms. The Senate was suspended until 1811 due to the power struggle which split Haiti between Pétion and Christophe. Those senators who remained in office representing western and southern Haiti voted to re-elect Pétion to the presidency on March 9, 1811 and again in 1815. However, Pétion tired of the Senate, and successfully pushed for a significant revision to the 1806 Constitution in 1816, including authorizing him to serve as president for life, as well as the transformation of the unicameral Senate to the first bicameral Parliament.Haiti:The Post-Revolutionary Period:1804-1820 http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre/haiti/history/earlyhaiti/postrev.htm faculty.webster.eduGazette Officielle de l’état d’Hayti – La Gazette Royale https://lagazetteroyale.com/la-gazette-officielle/ Members Name District Date elected/appointed Term ended Term Notes Alexandre Pétion Port-au-Prince 28 December 180628 December 1815 9 years;elected by the Senate as President of Haiti 9 March 1807 Charles Lys Port-au-Prince 28 December 180628 December 1815 9 years Etienne Elie Gérin Anse-à-Veau 28 December 180628 December 1815 9 years Ignace Fresnel Port-au-Prince 28 December 180628 December 1815 9 years re-elected on 22 February 1827 Gabriel David-Troy Port-au-Prince 28 December 180628 December 1815 9 years Lamothe Aigron Cap-Haïtien 28 December 180628 December 1815 9 years César Thélémaque Cap-Haïtien 28 December 1806 28 December 1812 6 years elected senate president on 31 December 1806 Jean-Louis Barlatier Mirebalais 28 December 180628 December 1812 6 years Jn-Louis Despas Médina Cayes 28 December 180628 December 1812 6 years Magloire Ambroise Jacmel 28 December 180628 December 1812 6 years Pierre Timothé, (Aubert) Port-de-Paix 28 December 180628 December 1812 6 yearstook the oath of office, but later joined the rebels. Replaced separately by Jean-Auguste Voltaire on March 4, 1807. Bruno Blanchet jeune Port-au-Prince 28 December 180628 December 1812 6 years Louis Auguste Daumec Port-au-Prince 28 December 180628 December 1809 3 years did not accept re-appointment in 1815, re-elected 3 February 1825 Théodat Trichet Cayes 28 December 180628 December 1809 3 years Charles Daguilh Cayes 28 December 180628 December 1809 3 years Félix Ferrier Cap-Haïtien 28 December 180628 December 1809 3 years Guy Joseph Bonnet Port-au-Prince 28 December 180628 December 1809 3 years Jean-Louis Guillaume Manigat Fort-Dauphin 28 December 180628 December 1809 3 years Jean Simon Saint-Marc 28 December 180628 December 1809 3 years Yayou Port-au-Prince 28 December 180628 December 1809 3 yearsPélage VareinGonaïves March 4, 1807Jean-Louis LarosePort-au-PrinceMarch 4, 1807re-elected 28 February 1817Philippe Bourjolly-ModéJacmelMarch 4, 1807Louis LerouxPort-au-PrinceMarch 30, 1807Jean-Auguste VoltaireCayesMarch 4, 1807Joseph NeptunePort-au-PrinceMarch 30, 1807André Auguste Borno LamarrePort-au-Prince21 March 1808Jean-Baptiste DelaunayMiragoâne4 May 1808Casimir Célestin PanayotyPort-au-Prince5 December 1815Jean-Baptiste BayardJacmel5 December 1815Antoine GédéonPort-au-Prince5 December 1815Etienne Célestin ObasPort-au-Prince5 December 1815Jean Augustin HoguPort-au-Prince5 December 1815Hilaire MartinJacmel5 December 1815 Paul Romain ? 28 December 18069 yearsnever took office, joined Christophe's rebellion. Toussaint-Brave ?28 December 18069 yearsnever took office, joined Christophe's rebellion. Étienne Magny ?28 December 18066 yearsnever took office, joined Christophe's rebellion. Charéron?28 December 18066 yearsnever took office, joined Christophe's rebellion. Montbrun? March 4, 1807appointed by Pétion, but turned down the appointment. Replaced by LerouxJean-Pierre Boyer5 December 1815did not accept appointment in 1815Frédéric5 December 1815did not accept appointment in 1815J.-F. Lespinasse5 December 1815did not accept appointment in 1815 Presidents NameTook officeLeft officePartyCésar Télémaque1837-12-14 L'Union. Recueil commercial et littéraire https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k580856d 2024-08-19 Gallica EN31 December 1806February 1807Jean-Louis BarlatierMarch 1807April 1807Louis-Auguste DaumecApril 1807May 1807Théodat TrichetJune 18071807Guy Joseph Bonnet18084 March 1808Gabriel David Troy4 March 1808April 1808Jean-Louis LaroseMay 1808June 1808Pierre Charles LysJuly 1808August 1808Philippe Bourjolly-ModéSeptember 180818 November 1808Louis-Auguste Daumec18 November 1808?Jean-Louis Larose?April 1811Louis LerouxMay 18111811Jean-Auguste Voltaire18121812Jean-Louis Larose1812?Pierre Charles Lys18131813Jean-Auguste Voltaire1813?Jean-Louis Larose18141814Louis Leroux1814July 1814Jean-Louis LaroseAugust 18141814Jean-Auguste Voltaire1814December 1814Jean-Louis LaroseDecember 18141815Pierre Charles Lys18151815Joseph Neptune1815January 1816Casimir Célestin PanayotyJanuary 18161816Jean-Baptiste Bayard1816? References Category:Terms of the Haitian Parliament