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Solon Ménos

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Solon Ménos
Haitian Ambassador to the United States
from Haiti
to United States
In office
November 21, 1911 – October 14, 1918
Preceded byH. Paulens Sannon
Succeeded byht:Albert Blanchet
Personal details
Born(1859-03-09)9 March 1859
Anse-à-Veau
Died14 October 1918(1918-10-14) (aged 59)
Washington, D.C.

Solon Ménos (9 March 1859 – 14 October 1918) was a Haitian writer and politician. Born in Anse-à-Veau, Ménos studied in France and received a doctorate in law there at the age of twenty-two. A prominent politician, Ménos served as Haiti's minister to Washington, D.C., and Minister of Finance in 1897.[1] He was a poet and the author of L'Affaire Lüders (English: The Lüders Affair), which described the conflict between Haiti and Germany during Tirésias Simon Sam's presidency.

References

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  1. ^ "Liste des titulaires du Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances de Janvier 1804 à nos jours". mefhaiti.gouv.ht. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012.
  • Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 96. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.