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Louis Eugène Roy

1861 - 1939

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Louis Eugène Roy (French pronunciation: [lwi øʒɛn ʁwa]; 1861 – 27 October 1939) was a prominent mulatto Haitian banker selected by U.S. General John H. Russell, Jr., the American High Commissioner to Haïti, to serve as that country's interim president following the resignation of Louis Borno. Roy served from 15 May to 18 November 1930, during which time his major duty was to oversee elections to the new National Assembly during the United States occupation of Haiti. When the Assembly selected Sténio Vincent as president, Roy stepped down. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Louis Eugène Roy is the 16,294th most popular politician (down from 15,880th in 2024), the 60th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Haitian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Eugène Roy ranks 16,296 out of 19,576Before him are Tipper Gore, Adnan Terzić, Gavriil Popov, Justiniano Borgoño, Andrea Giani, Andrei Kobyakov, Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, and Des Browne. After him are James Scullin, Roberto Maroni, Philander C. Knox, and Brigitte Zypries.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Louis Eugène Roy ranks 147Before him are Arthur E. Kennelly, José Gil Fortoul, Marcellin Boule, Reginald Wingate, Emiliano González Navero, and Luigi Galleani. After him are Walter Rauschenbusch, Zoltán Ambrus, Almroth Wright, Vasily Goncharov, John Bell Hatcher, and Ivar Otto Bendixson. Among people deceased in 1939, Louis Eugène Roy ranks 150Before him are Walter Gordon, Sergey Gritsevets, Siegfried Flesch, Eliodoro Villazón, James Parrott, and Alfredo Panzini. After him are Jens Bratlie, Har Dayal, Alvah Meyer, Caius Welcker, William Mitchell Ramsay, and Joseph Lyons.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Louis Eugène Roy ranks 60 out of 94Before him are Henri Françillon (1946), Joseph Serge Miot (1946), Jean-Max Bellerive (1958), Marc Bazin (1932), Jacques-Édouard Alexis (1947), and Raoul Cédras (1949). After him are Jocelerme Privert (1953), Joseph Jouthe (1961), Joe Gaetjens (1924), Roger Saint-Vil (1949), Guy Saint-Vil (1942), and Jean-Claude Désir (1946).

Among POLITICIANS In Haiti

Among politicians born in Haiti, Louis Eugène Roy ranks 37Before him are Prosper Avril (1937), Claudette Werleigh (1946), Jean-Max Bellerive (1958), Marc Bazin (1932), Jacques-Édouard Alexis (1947), and Raoul Cédras (1949). After him are Jocelerme Privert (1953), Joseph Jouthe (1961), Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (1971), Hérard Abraham (1940), Garry Conille (1966), and Evans Paul (1955).