Charles Haentjens

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Charles Haentjens
Charles Borromée Haentjens.jpg
State Secretary of Finance and Trade
In office
8 July 1873 – 21 July 1874
PresidentNissage Saget
Preceded byOctavius Rameau
Succeeded byRaoul Excellent
Personal details
Born(1821-11-27)27 November 1821
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Died21 July 1874(1874-07-21) (aged 52)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
NationalityHaitian
Spouse(s)Marie Anne Euphrosine Lynch

Charles Borromée Haentjens (born 27 November 1821 - 21 July 1874), was a Haitian diplomat and politician.

Biography[]

Haentjens was the son of a merchant named Charles Christian Haëntjens, whose family moved to Nantes. Charles Haentjens returned to Paris in diplomacy as the Secretary of the Legation of Haiti from 1859 to 1863,[1] where he conducted business from 1863 to 1864.[1]

He was made State Secretary of Finance, Trade and External Relations of Haiti in 1871,[2] then from 1873 to 1874. His son, Clément Haentjens also followed a diplomatic career and would be the State Secretary of Agriculture and Public Works.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Maximilien Collection 1847-1933 (pg. 1, 21)
  2. ^ Press, ed. (1874). "Congressional Series of United States Public Documents, Volume 1594". U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 469. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

External links[]

  • François Blancpain, Un siècle de relations financières entre Haïti et la France : 1825-1922, 2001
  • Revue de la Société haïtienne d'histoire et de géographie, Volumes 170 à 180, 1991
  • Antoine Michel, La XIVe législature ..., 1932
  • Armelle Pouliquen, Histoire et généalogie de la famille Haentjens de Nantes, 1620-1999


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