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 March 9, 1859
Anse-à-Veau
Died October 14, 1918(1918-10-14) (aged 59)
Washington, D.C.

Solon Ménos (9 March 1859 - 1918) was a Haitian author 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. 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.

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