. "Member ofFrench National Assembly" . "1944Z"^^ . . . "1868Z"^^ . "1868-04-08Z"^^ . . "L\u00E9gitimus, H\u00E9g\u00E9sippe Jean"@en . . . "1944-11-29Z"^^ . "H\u00E9g\u00E9sippe Jean L\u00E9gitimus (born April 8, 1868 in Pointe-\u00E0-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and died November 29, 1944 in Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France) was a socialist politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French National Assembly from 1898\u20131902 and from 1906-1914.L\u00E9gitimus was the first black man elected to the French parliament since Jean-Baptiste Belley in 1793. Up until 1898 the colonies and territoires d'Outre-Mer had only been represented by white or mixed-race, or \"b\u00E9k\u00E9\" deputies."@en .