Solon Ménos

Solon Ménos
Haitian Ambassador to the United States from Haiti to United States
In office November 21, 1911 – October 14, 1918
Preceded by	H. Paulens Sannon
Succeeded by	ht:Albert Blanchet
Personal details
Born	(1859-03-09)9 March 1859 Anse-à-Veau
Died	14 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

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.