Martial Iorss
Martial Iorss | |
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| Member of the Territorial Assembly for Papeete | |
| In office 1953–1957 | |
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| Born | 12 January 1891 Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia |
| Died | 7 May 1966 (aged 75) Papeete, French Polynesia |
Martial Iorss (12 January 1891 – 7 May 1966)[1] was a French Polynesian politician. He served as a member of the Territorial Assembly between 1953 and 1957.
Biography[edit]
Iorss was born Taiohae in 1891.[2] He studied in Papeete and worked as a teacher in Mataiea for two years,[1] before moving into commerce.[2] After four years of military service during World War I he returned to commerce.[1] In 1929 he was appointed Chief Clerk in the court system, a role he held until 1940.[1] He was president of the Racing Society between 1929 and 1933 and the Yacht Club from 1932 until 1940 and also headed the Society of Tahitian Youth.[1]
Iorss was elected to the Territorial Assembly in the Papeete constituency in the 1953 elections as a representative of the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance.[3] He served until 1957.
In 1961 he published a book on Tahitian grammar. He died in May 1966 at his home in the Paofai area of Papeete.[4][1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Publications de la Société des océanistes, Issue 36, p272
- ^ a b La Présidence de la Polynésie Française Assembly of French Polynesia
- ^ Composition de l’assemblée territoriale Assembly of French Polynesia
- ^ Mr. Martial Iorss Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1966, p157
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