Joseph Quesnot | |
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Senator for French Oceania | |
In office 22 December 1946 – 31 March 1949 | |
Preceded by | None (position established) |
Succeeded by | Robert Lassalle-Séré |
President of the Assembly of French Polynesia | |
In office 11 March 1946 – 31 March 1949 | |
Preceded by | None (position established) |
Succeeded by | Jean Millaud |
Preceded by | 31 March 1949 |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 September 1895
[1] Béziers, France [1] |
Died | 31 March 1949 [2] |
Joseph Quesnot (25 September 1895—31 March 1949) was a French politician who served as the first president of the Assembly of French Polynesia, and as a Senator.
Quesnot was born in Béziers and educated at the Lycée Vaucanson, though he did not complete his studies. [1] He moved to Tahiti, where he worked as an accountant, and as director of an import-export company. [1] He served as a municipal councillor in Papeete from 1933 to 1935, and as head of the chamber of commerce from 1933 to 1937. [1] He was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in 1945, and elected its first president in March 1946. [1] In December 1946 he was elected to the French Senate. [3]
He died at sea of a heart attack aboard the SS Eridan in 1949 while returning to France. [4] [5] A street in Papeete was later named after him. [6]
Joseph Quesnot | |
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Senator for French Oceania | |
In office 22 December 1946 – 31 March 1949 | |
Preceded by | None (position established) |
Succeeded by | Robert Lassalle-Séré |
President of the Assembly of French Polynesia | |
In office 11 March 1946 – 31 March 1949 | |
Preceded by | None (position established) |
Succeeded by | Jean Millaud |
Preceded by | 31 March 1949 |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 September 1895
[1] Béziers, France [1] |
Died | 31 March 1949 [2] |
Joseph Quesnot (25 September 1895—31 March 1949) was a French politician who served as the first president of the Assembly of French Polynesia, and as a Senator.
Quesnot was born in Béziers and educated at the Lycée Vaucanson, though he did not complete his studies. [1] He moved to Tahiti, where he worked as an accountant, and as director of an import-export company. [1] He served as a municipal councillor in Papeete from 1933 to 1935, and as head of the chamber of commerce from 1933 to 1937. [1] He was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in 1945, and elected its first president in March 1946. [1] In December 1946 he was elected to the French Senate. [3]
He died at sea of a heart attack aboard the SS Eridan in 1949 while returning to France. [4] [5] A street in Papeete was later named after him. [6]