Louis Congo [SEP] occupation
Louis Congo
Louis Congo was an African slave who was freed in 1725 from the Company of the Indies by Louisiana officials and who was appointed public executioner. He served in this office for at least twelve years, and was granted the authority to execute punishments to not only fellow Africans, but also white settlers. During this time, he was given charge of performing whippings, brandings, amputations, torture, and hangings. 
Court records indicate that, on multiple occasions, Congo's position made him the target of vicious
. In 1907, Maurice joined the administrative board of the Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CCCI) replacing his deceased father. During the German occupation of Belgium in World War I, Lippens was involved in resistance and was held as a prisoner from 1915–18. In 1919, he was appointed governor of East Flanders where he reorganised the education and health provisions of the province.
Based on his reputation as governor of East Flanders, Lippens was recruited in 1921 by the Minister of the Colonies Louis Franck to serve