Joseph Davilmar Théodore

Here is a picture od a son of the town of Ennery, President Joseph Davilmar Théodore. He was president of haiti for a very short period of time, exactly from 7 November 1914 to 22 February 1915.

President Joseph Davilmar Théodore has his origin in the city of Ennery which is located in the northern half of the country but not too far from the Haitian Capital pf Port-au-Prince. He has a long military career. He made his fortune in agriculture. In addition, Joseph Davilmar Théodore is credited for organizing the cacao farmers of the north who eventually revolted against President Oreste Zamor.

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Here is a picture of Central Railway at Rue du Quai during the government of Joseph Davilmar Théodore

Haiti had amassed a very large debt and Borno asked for a loan of $23 million to resolve it. He used the money to make infrastructure improvements, which included:

Road work
Rehabilitation of irrigation canals
Building of hospitals, schools, and public buildings
Availability of drinking water and telephones
Established an agricultural school and low-cost education nation-wide

Borno, however, would not hold free and fair elections. Instead the State Council re-appointed him in 1926. Borno ruled until 1930 when an American commission organized free elections and an interim president, Louis Eugene Roy, was sworn in.

In 1942 at the age of 76 Borno died in Petion-Ville.

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Here is a picture of Haiti's General Hospital, Circa during the administration of President Joseph Davilmar Théodore

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