Charles Haentjens
Charles Borromée Haentjens, was a Haitian diplomat and politician.Biography
Haentjens was the son of a merchant named Charles Christian Haëntjens, whose family moved to Nantes. Charles Haentjens returned to Paris in diplomacy as the Secretary of the Legation of Haiti from 1859 to 1863, where he conducted business from 1863 to 1864.
He was made State Secretary of Finance, Trade and External Relations of Haiti in 1871, then from 1873 to 1874. His son, Clément Haentjens also followed a diplomatic career and would be the State Secretary of Agriculture and Public Works.
