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'''Étienne Victor Mentor''' ([[Saint-Pierre]], [[Martinique]], 26 December 1771 - after 1804) was a politician from [[Martinique]] who served and represented [[Saint-Domingue]] (now [[Haiti]]) in the French parliament from 1797-1799.<ref>Shelby Thomas McCloy ''The Negro in France'' 1973 "Finally there was Etienne Victor Mentor, Negro deputy to the Council of the Five Hundred from Santo Domingo, who was expelled from the Legislative Corps and from Paris after Napoleon's coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire."</ref>
'''Étienne Victor Mentor''' (26 December 1771 in [[Saint-Pierre, Martinique|Saint-Pierre]], [[Martinique]] &ndash; after 1804) was a politician from [[Martinique]] who served and represented [[Saint-Domingue]] (now [[Haiti]]) in the French parliament from 1797-1799.<ref>Shelby Thomas McCloy ''The Negro in France'' 1973 "Finally there was Etienne Victor Mentor, Negro deputy to the Council of the Five Hundred from Santo Domingo, who was expelled from the Legislative Corps and from Paris after Napoleon's coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire."</ref>


He was Adjutant-General when elected a member of the [[Council of Five Hundred]] on 22 Germinal V year of the Republic, by 56 votes of 74 voters. He made a speech expressing the attachment of the negro population to the Republic and their fidelity to the Constitution of Year III. In July 30 1798 he spoke to demand payment of amounts due to the settlers or refugees deported, on October 16 to demonstrate for the [[abolition of slavery]] and request the deletion of claims relating to the sale of slaves, on April 28, 1799 to denounce Perrotin, another deputy for Saint-Domingue, who had called the British to the island. He voted, as the coup d'Etat of Brumaire neared, the motion that the "fatherland was in danger", and was expelled from the legislature on the 18th of Brumaire. Exiled in Paris, he obtained permission to travel to the colonies, and in 1801 sailed from Brest. During this trip, he rescued a sailor lost overboard. He returned to France in 1803, and was able to stay on condition of remaining thirty leagues from Paris. Back in Haiti in 1804, he became aide-de-camp to [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], then passed under the command of Alexandre Pétion. No further news of him is found thereafer.
He was adjutant-general when elected a member of the [[Council of Five Hundred]] on 22 Germinal V year of the Republic, by 56 votes of 74 voters. He made a speech expressing the attachment of the negro population to the Republic and their fidelity to the Constitution of Year III. On 30 July 1798 he spoke to demand payment of amounts due to the settlers or refugees deported, on 16 October to demonstrate for the [[Abolitionism in France|abolition of slavery]] and request the deletion of claims relating to the sale of slaves, on 28 April 1799 to denounce Perrotin, another deputy for Saint-Domingue, who had called the British to the island.<ref>''Révolution française, ou Analyse complette et impartiale du Moniteur'' Page 327 1802 "Perrotin, élu député par Saint-Domingue. An VII. Est dénoncé par Mentor, comme ayant appelé les Anglais dans la Colonie"</ref> He voted, as the coup d'État of [[18 Brumaire]] neared, the motion that the "fatherland was in danger", and was expelled from the legislature on the 18th of Brumaire. Exiled in Paris, he obtained permission to travel to the colonies, and in 1801 sailed from Brest. During this trip, he rescued a sailor lost overboard. He returned to France in 1803, and was able to stay on condition of remaining thirty leagues from Paris. Back in Haiti in 1804, he became aide-de-camp to [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], then passed under the command of [[Alexandre Pétion]]. No further news of him is found thereafter.<ref>[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche.asp?num_dept=15806 Biographie extraite du ''Dictionnaire des parlementaires français de 1789 à 1889'' (A. Robert et G. Cougny)]</ref><ref>Christopher Leslie Brown, Philip D. Morgan, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition - ''Arming slaves: from classical times to the modern age'' 2006 Page 249 "But others sought redress from the Republic they had served loyally during the previous years, writing to a deputy named Etienne Mentor — an homme de couleur from Martinique who represented Saint-Domingue in the Parliament at the time."</ref><ref>Pamela J. Stewart, [[Andrew Strathern]] - ''Anthropology and consultancy: issues and debates'' 2005 Page 188 "The parliamentary group had been elected solely by the electoral assemblies in the north of Saint-Domingue, and was made up of twelve representatives following the admission of Etienne Mentor to the Council of Five Hundred, ..."</ref><ref>James P. P. Horn, Jan Lewis, Peter S. Onuf -''The revolution of 1800: democracy, race, and the new republic'' 2002 Page 296 "But there were others as well, notably the free coloreds Étienne Mentor and Pierre Thomany, who served in the Conseil ... Mentor was allied with a number of metropolitan Republicans, most notably [[Étienne Laveaux]], who as an officer in ."</ref>

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==Published Speeches==
*''Observations d'Étienne Mentor et Jean-Louis Annecy, députés de Saint-Domingue, sur l'opinion du citoyen Brothier, membre du Conseil des Anciens de Jean-Louis Annecy''. An VI de la République (= 1798)
*''Observations d'Étienne Mentor et Jean-Louis Annecy, députés de Saint-Domingue, sur l'opinion du citoyen Brothier, membre du Conseil des Anciens de Jean-Louis Annecy''. An VI de la République (= 1798)
*''Dernier mot d'Étienne Mentor, représentant du peuple,... à Étienne Bruix, ministre de la Marine et des colonies.'' 21 ventôse, An VII de la République (= 1799)
*''Dernier mot d'Étienne Mentor, représentant du peuple,... à Étienne Bruix, ministre de la Marine et des colonies.'' 21 ventôse, An VII de la République (= 1799)
*''Demande adressée aux représentants du peuple composant le Conseil des Cinq-Cents, par Étienne Mentor, élu représentant du peuple par l'Assemblée électorale de Saint-Domingue tenue au Cap français, le 20 germinal. An V de la République, en vue d'être admis au Conseil des Cinq-Cents de Étienne Mentor'' (1797)
*''Demande adressée aux représentants du peuple composant le Conseil des Cinq-Cents, par Étienne Mentor, élu représentant du peuple par l'Assemblée électorale de Saint-Domingue tenue au Cap français, le 20 germinal. An V de la République, en vue d'être admis au Conseil des Cinq-Cents de Étienne Mentor'' (1797)


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<ref>[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche.asp?num_dept=15806 Biographie extraite du ''Dictionnaire des parlementaires français de 1789 à 1889'' (A. Robert et G. Cougny)] "Député au Conseil des Cinq-Cents, né à Saint.Pierre (Martinique) le 26 décembre 1771, mort à une date inconnue, était adjudant-général, lorsqu'il fut élu député de l'île de Saint-Domingue, le 22 germinal an V, au Conseil des Cinq-Cents, par 56 voix (74 votants). Il ne fut pas admis sans quelques difficultés et, à peine validé, il prononça un discours sur l'attachement des nègres à la République et sur leur fidélité inviolable à la Constitution de l'an III. Il reprit assez souvent la parole : le 30 juillet 1798 pour réclamer le paiement des sommes dues aux colons réfugiés ou déportés ; le 16 octobre pour manifester en faveur de l'abolition de la traite et demander la suppression des créances relatives aux ventes d'esclaves ; le 28 avril 1799 pour dénoncer Perrotin, député de Saint-Domingue, qui avait appelé les Anglais dans l'île. Il vota, à l'approche du coup d'Etat de brumaire, la motion sur la « patrie en danger », et fut exclu du corps législatif au 18 brumaire. Exilé de Paris, il obtint l'autorisation de se rendre aux colonies, et, en 1801, s'embarqua à Brest. Au cours de ce voyage, il sauva un matelot tombé à la mer. Il revint en France en 1803, et put y séjourner à la condition de rester à trente lieues de Paris. De retour à Saint-Domingue en 1804, il devint aide-da-camp de Dessalines, puis passa sous les ordres de Pétion. On perd sa trace à partir de cette époque.
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 20 June 2024

Portrait of E. V. Mentor, stipple engraving by Francois Bonneville (after Valain), 1802.

Étienne Victor Mentor (26 December 1771 in Saint-Pierre, Martinique – after 1804) was a politician from Martinique who served and represented Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) in the French parliament from 1797-1799.[1]

He was adjutant-general when elected a member of the Council of Five Hundred on 22 Germinal V year of the Republic, by 56 votes of 74 voters. He made a speech expressing the attachment of the negro population to the Republic and their fidelity to the Constitution of Year III. On 30 July 1798 he spoke to demand payment of amounts due to the settlers or refugees deported, on 16 October to demonstrate for the abolition of slavery and request the deletion of claims relating to the sale of slaves, on 28 April 1799 to denounce Perrotin, another deputy for Saint-Domingue, who had called the British to the island.[2] He voted, as the coup d'État of 18 Brumaire neared, the motion that the "fatherland was in danger", and was expelled from the legislature on the 18th of Brumaire. Exiled in Paris, he obtained permission to travel to the colonies, and in 1801 sailed from Brest. During this trip, he rescued a sailor lost overboard. He returned to France in 1803, and was able to stay on condition of remaining thirty leagues from Paris. Back in Haiti in 1804, he became aide-de-camp to Jean-Jacques Dessalines, then passed under the command of Alexandre Pétion. No further news of him is found thereafter.[3][4][5][6]

Published speeches

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  • Observations d'Étienne Mentor et Jean-Louis Annecy, députés de Saint-Domingue, sur l'opinion du citoyen Brothier, membre du Conseil des Anciens de Jean-Louis Annecy. An VI de la République (= 1798)
  • Dernier mot d'Étienne Mentor, représentant du peuple,... à Étienne Bruix, ministre de la Marine et des colonies. 21 ventôse, An VII de la République (= 1799)
  • Demande adressée aux représentants du peuple composant le Conseil des Cinq-Cents, par Étienne Mentor, élu représentant du peuple par l'Assemblée électorale de Saint-Domingue tenue au Cap français, le 20 germinal. An V de la République, en vue d'être admis au Conseil des Cinq-Cents de Étienne Mentor (1797)

References

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  1. ^ Shelby Thomas McCloy The Negro in France 1973 "Finally there was Etienne Victor Mentor, Negro deputy to the Council of the Five Hundred from Santo Domingo, who was expelled from the Legislative Corps and from Paris after Napoleon's coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire."
  2. ^ Révolution française, ou Analyse complette et impartiale du Moniteur Page 327 1802 "Perrotin, élu député par Saint-Domingue. An VII. Est dénoncé par Mentor, comme ayant appelé les Anglais dans la Colonie"
  3. ^ Biographie extraite du Dictionnaire des parlementaires français de 1789 à 1889 (A. Robert et G. Cougny)
  4. ^ Christopher Leslie Brown, Philip D. Morgan, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition - Arming slaves: from classical times to the modern age 2006 Page 249 "But others sought redress from the Republic they had served loyally during the previous years, writing to a deputy named Etienne Mentor — an homme de couleur from Martinique who represented Saint-Domingue in the Parliament at the time."
  5. ^ Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern - Anthropology and consultancy: issues and debates 2005 Page 188 "The parliamentary group had been elected solely by the electoral assemblies in the north of Saint-Domingue, and was made up of twelve representatives following the admission of Etienne Mentor to the Council of Five Hundred, ..."
  6. ^ James P. P. Horn, Jan Lewis, Peter S. Onuf -The revolution of 1800: democracy, race, and the new republic 2002 Page 296 "But there were others as well, notably the free coloreds Étienne Mentor and Pierre Thomany, who served in the Conseil ... Mentor was allied with a number of metropolitan Republicans, most notably Étienne Laveaux, who as an officer in ."
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