Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy

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22 May 1848: Romain, an enslaved man from the Duchamp house, was incarcerated following the complaint of the mayor of Saint-Pierre for having played the drum while others were preparing manioc. The enslaved people of his workshop, finding the punishment excessive, defended him and, with the help of Pierrotins, demanded his release in front of the prison. A force was sent to disperse the crowd. Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy, the mixed race deputy mayor of Saint-Pierre in charge of the police, had the prisoner released. The mayor of Saint-Pierre, Pierre Hervé, who was in favour of slavery, summoned him before the municipal council to ask for an explanation and to express his disapproval. This summons of Pory-Papy provoked a gathering of enslaved people around the town hall, who wanted to protect Pory-Papy. The town council, worried by the events, voted in favour of Pory-Papy and the abolition of slavery. For one day and one night, enslaved people completely invaded the town of Saint-Pierre. The revolt spread to the south of the island and the Atlantic coast. On 23 May 1848, faced with a general uprising of the enslaved, Governor Claude Rostoland decreed the abolition of slavery in Martinique.

Lépine, Edouard de (1999). Dix semaines qui ébranlèrent la Martinique : 25 mars-4 juin 1848. Paris: Servédit.

On 24 May 1848, the day after the application of the 1848 decree on the abolition of slavery, Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy was elected by the municipal council as mayor of Saint-Pierre, a position he would hold until 30 August 1848. He was twice elected deputy of Martinique, for the first time on 9 August 1848, losing his seat on 26 May 1849. During this term, he "earned the special emnity of the proprietors on Martinique by agitating for the break-up of the large estates and a distribution of land to landless." [7]

He was successfully reelected on 8 February 1871 and served until 27 January 1874, when he died. He was buried in Versailles, in the Montreuil cemetery.

In literature

See also

Monique Palcy's article: Pierre Marie Pory-Papy in Notre Bulletin (Association Martiniquaise de Recherche de l'Histoire des Familles) No. 27, July 2013.

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References

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Pierre Marie Pory-Papy
Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy portrait.jpg
Deputy of the National Assembly [1]
In office
9 August 1848 26 May 1849