Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy, born on 3 May 1805 in Saint-Pierre, Martinique and died on 27 January 1874 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, was a French lawyer and politician.

[3] Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy is an important figure in the history of Martinique for his role in support of the enslaved population during the anti-slavery insurrection of May 1848 in Saint-Pierre.

22 May 1848: Romain, an enslaved man from the Duchamp house, was incarcerated following the complaint of the mayor of Saint-Pierre for having played the drum while others were preparing manioc.

The enslaved people of his workshop, finding the punishment excessive, defended him and, with the help of Pierrotins, demanded his release in front of the prison.

On 24 May 1848, the day after the application of the 1848 decree on the abolition of slavery, Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy was elected by the municipal council as mayor of Saint-Pierre, a position he would hold until 30 August 1848.

During this term, he "earned the special emnity of the proprietors on Martinique by agitating for the break-up of the large estates and a distribution of land to landless.