Tirésias Simon Sam

Tirésias Simon Sam
16th President of Haiti
In office
March 31, 1896  May 12, 1902
Preceded byFlorvil Hyppolite
Succeeded byPierre Nord Alexis
Minister of War and Navy
In office
December 27, 1894  March 31, 1896
PresidentFlorvil Hyppolite
Preceded byAlson Verne
Succeeded byBorno Monpoint
In office
May 15, 1887  August 10, 1888
PresidentLysius Salomon
Preceded byBrenor Prophète
Succeeded bySeïde Thélémaque
Minister of Interior and Agriculture
In office
September 1, 1879  November 3, 1879
Preceded byArmand Thoby
Succeeded byEvariste Laroche
Member of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Haiti
In office
July 26, 1879  October 23, 1879
Personal details
Born
Paul Tirésias Augustin Simon Sam

(1835-05-15)15 May 1835
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, Haiti
Died11 May 1916(1916-05-11) (aged 80)
Political partyNational Party
Spouse(s)Constance Salomon (first)
Victoire Labelle (second)
Alphaïde Metelly (third)
ProfessionMilitary general

Paul Tirésias Augustin Simon Sam (May 15, 1835 – May 11, 1916) was the president of Haiti from 31 March 1896 to 12 May 1902. He resigned the presidency just before completing his six-year term.