| Office 3 | Senator for French Oceania |
|---|---|
| Term start 3 | 22 December 1946 |
| Term end 3 | 31 March 1949 |
| Predecessor 3 | None (position established) |
| Successor 3 | Robert Lassalle-Séré |
| Office 4 | President of the Assembly of French Polynesia |
| Term start 4 | 11 March 1946 |
| Term end 4 | 31 March 1949 |
| Predecessor 4 | None (position established) |
| Successor 4 | Jean Millaud |
| Assembly 10 | French Polynesian |
| Term end 10 | 1945 |
| Predecessor 10 | 31 March 1949 |
| Birth date | 25 September 1895[1] |
| Birth place | Béziers, France[1] |
| Death date | 31 March 1949[2] |
| Death place | At sea, on board the cargo liner MV Éridan |
Joseph Quesnot (25 September 1895—31 March 1949) was a French politician who served as the first president of the Assembly of French Polynesia, and as a Senator.
Quesnot was born in Béziers and educated at the Lycée Vaucanson, though he did not complete his studies.[1] He moved to Tahiti, where he worked as an accountant, and as director of an import-export company.[1] He served as a municipal councillor in Papeete from 1933 to 1935, and as head of the chamber of commerce from 1933 to 1937.[1] He was elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia in 1945, and elected its first president in March 1946.[1] In December 1946 he was elected to the French Senate.[3]
He died at sea of a heart attack aboard the cargo liner MV Eridan in 1949 while returning to France.[4][5] A street in Papeete was later named after him.[6]
References
- ^ "Joseph QUESNOT". Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "QUESNOT Joseph". Sénat de france. Archived 16 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "ABOUT ISLANDS PEOPLE". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XVII, no. 10. 19 May 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 22 July 2023. – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LOSS OF TAHITI PATRIOT". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XIX, no. 10. 1 May 1949. p. 29. Retrieved 22 July 2023. – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TRIBUTES TO LATE SENATOR QUESNOT". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XIX, no. 11. 1 June 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 22 July 2023. – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Papeete Streets Renamed". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XXIII, no. 12. 1 July 1953. p. 104. Retrieved 22 July 2023. – via National Library of Australia.