Étienne Franconie

Étienne Franconie (1731 – 1805) was a French president of the Departmental Administration of French Guiana. He was French Guiana's provisional agent of the Directory in 1799-1800.

Biography Étienne Franconie was born in 1731.

Franconie was hostile to the Colonial Assembly in 1790, but later joined it.

He was close to deportees from France; namely, Laffon de Ladébat and La Villeurnoys. Franconie took power under the title of vice-agent of the Directory.

Franconie ruled from November 1799 until Victor Hugues' arrival in early January 1800 (Hugues was named agent of the Directory of Guiana in August 1799). His grandson was a deputy at the French Chamber of Deputies for Guiana. Another grandson, Élie Franconie, was the first elected mayor of Cayenne.