Samuel de Missy (Samuel, Pierre, Joseph, David de Missy or Demissy, 30 October 1755 – 20 October 1820) was a French trader and businessman, from the city of La Rochelle, where he was born. He enriched himself by selling clothes to slaving expeditions setting off for islands such as Saint-Domingue, where La Rochelle armateurs owned plantations.[1]
Although a participant in and beneficiary of the slave trade, de Missy disputed the legitimacy of enslavement, and joined the "Société des amis des noirs" ("Society of the friends of the Blacks").[1] He was much attacked for his positions in his own city, and finally had to recant his abolitionist stance for fear of damaging the economy of the city.[1]
The slave trade of La Rochelle ended with the event of the French Revolution and the war with England in the 1790s, the last La Rochelle slave ship, the Saint-Jacques was captured in 1793 in the Gulf of Guinea.[1] With the Law of 4 February 1794, the National Convention effectively freed all colonial slaves.
The Collège Samuel de Missy in La Rochelle is named after him.
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^ abcdThe French Atlantic: Travels in Culture and History by Bill Marshall p.59-60
samuel, missy, samuel, pierre, joseph, david, missy, demissy, october, 1755, october, 1820, french, trader, businessman, from, city, rochelle, where, born, enriched, himself, selling, clothes, slaving, expeditions, setting, islands, such, saint, domingue, wher. Samuel de Missy Samuel Pierre Joseph David de Missy or Demissy 30 October 1755 20 October 1820 was a French trader and businessman from the city of La Rochelle where he was born He enriched himself by selling clothes to slaving expeditions setting off for islands such as Saint Domingue where La Rochelle armateurs owned plantations 1 Samuel de Missy as representative to the Assemblee Nationale in 1789 Orbigny Bernon Museum Although a participant in and beneficiary of the slave trade de Missy disputed the legitimacy of enslavement and joined the Societe des amis des noirs Society of the friends of the Blacks 1 He was much attacked for his positions in his own city and finally had to recant his abolitionist stance for fear of damaging the economy of the city 1 He became a representative at the Assemblee Nationale Constituante Parliament National Constituent Assembly in 1789 2 The slave trade of La Rochelle ended with the event of the French Revolution and the war with England in the 1790s the last La Rochelle slave ship the Saint Jacques was captured in 1793 in the Gulf of Guinea 1 With the Law of 4 February 1794 the National Convention effectively freed all colonial slaves The College Samuel de Missy in La Rochelle is named after him Notes Edit a b c d The French Atlantic Travels in Culture and History by Bill Marshall p 59 60 http www assemblee nationale fr sycomore liste legislature asp legislature 1 amp Type L bare URL Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel de Missy amp oldid 1108276489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
