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List Of Governors Of French Guiana
The government of the French colony of French Guiana was headed by a governor until 1946, when the territory became an overseas department of France. Governors of Guiana during the Portuguese occupation (1809-1817) *January - October 1809 Colonel of Artillery Manuel Marques *October 1809 - February 1812 Pedro Alexandrino Pinto de Sousa *February 1812 - November 1817 João Severiano Maciel da Costa Governors of French Guiana (1817-1946) *1817 - 1819 Claude Carra de Saint-Cyr *1819 - 1823 Pierre Clément de Laussat *1823 - 1825 Pierre Bernard Milius *1825 - 1826 Charles de Muyssart *1826 - 1827 Joseph de Burgues de Missiessy *1827 - 1829 Louis Henri de Saulces de Freycinet *1829 - 1836 Jean Jubelin *1836 - 1837 François-Dominique Laurens de Choisy *1837 - 1839 Paul de Nourquer du Camper *1839 - 1841 Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Augustin Gourbeyre *1841 - 1843 Pons-Guillaume-Bazile Charmasson de Puylaval *1843 - 1845 Marie Jean-François Layrle *1845 - 184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. With a land area of , French Guiana is the second-largest Regions of France, region of France (more than one-seventh the size of Metropolitan France) and the largest Special member state territories and the European Union, outermost region within the European Union. It has a very low population density, with only . (Its population is less than that of Metropolitan France.) Half of its 294,436 inhabitants in 2022 lived in the metropolitan area of Cayenne, its Prefectures in France, capital. 98.9% of the land territory of French Guiana is covered by forests, a large part of which is Old-growth forest, primeval Tropical r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Éloi Danel
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commanders o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Félix De Lamothe
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commanders of Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Albert Grodet
Louis Albert Grodet (4 May 1853 – 30 January 1933) was a French civil servant, colonial administrator and politician. He trained as a lawyer, then worked his way up the ranks in the Ministry of Commerce and then the Colonial Ministry. He was governor in turn of Martinique, French Guiana, French Sudan, French Congo and French Guiana for a second term. Although forceful, he lacked leadership skills and had poor judgement. In the French Sudan he was unable to stop the army from ignoring government instructions and pursuing a costly expansionist policy. He tried but failed to suppress slavery, at a time when the local troops often expected a share of booty in the form of slaves. After retiring he was Deputy of French Guiana from 1910 to 1919. Early years (1853–73) Louis Albert Grodet was born in Saint-Fargeau, Yonne on 4 May 1853. His father was an employee of the Paris Octroi (shipment tax office). He earned a degree in law by the age of 18. He then joined the Ministry of Commerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Loubère
Jean-Louis Loubère (18 August 1820 – 28 December 1893) was a French career soldier who served as governor of French Guiana from 1870 to 1877. He is known for the many improvements he made to the colony's roads using convict labour. Military career (1820–70) Jean-Louis Loubère was born on 18 August 1820 in Riguepeu, Gers. He joined the naval infantry on 11 August 1841. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 10 November 1844, and to lieutenant on 10 November 1846. Loubère became captain on 2 July 1853 and battalion commander on 17 October 1857. He served in Cochinchina, then was orderly officer to the governor of French Guiana. On 11 August 1859 he was made an officer of the Legion of Honour. He was director of the French Guiana penitentiaries under Governor Louis Tardy de Montravel. In 1859 Loubère was given sick leave to return from French Guiana to France. On 1 January 1860 Loubère was assigned to the general staff. On 16 August 1860 he married Anne Masson de Longpré in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agathon Hennique
Privat Antoine Agathon Hennique (12 September 1810 – 13 April 1870) was a French soldier who served as governor of French Guiana from 1865 to 1870. Early years (1810–49) Privat Antoine Agathon Hennique was born on 12 September 1810 in Couvron-et-Aumencourt, Aisne. On 5 December 1830 he joined the 61st Line Regiment. In 1832 he transferred to the Marine Infantry. He was promoted to second lieutenant 27 December 1838 and to lieutenant on 8 October 1840. On 1 January 1841 he was serving with the Bourbon detachment of the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to captain on 3 January 1843. On 4 September 1843 he married Héloïse Clarisse Piot. Their children were Privat Agathon Benjamin Arthur (1844–1916), Agathon Nicolas Auguste Ernest (1845–1891) and Léon (1850–1935). His son Léon Hennique, born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, became a naturalist novelist and dramatist. On 1 January 1847 he was an ''adjudant-major'' in Toulon. Senior officer (1849–65) Hennique w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Marie-François Tardy De Montravel
Louis-Marie-François Tardy de Montravel, often Louis Tardy de Montravel (28 September 1811, in Vincennes – 4 October 1864, in Elbeuf Elbeuf () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine some south of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D321 and the D313 roads. Th ...) was a French admiral, explorer and colonial administrator. He served as the second commandant of New Caledonia from 1 January 1854 to 31 October 1854. References 1811 births 1864 deaths French Navy admirals Governors of French Guiana Commandants of New Caledonia French explorers {{NewCaledonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Baudin
Auguste Laurent François Baudin (21 November 1800, Hoogstraten Belgium - 1 August 1877, Douai) was a French admiral and colonial administrator. His uncle François-André Baudin was also a naval officer. Life Volunteering for the navy in 1817, he was promoted to élève de la marine in 1819, enseigne de vaisseau in 1822, lieutenant de vaisseau in 1829, capitaine de corvette in 1841, capitaine de vaisseau in 1846 and finally contre-amiral in 1855. He spent most of his career as a naval officer in the French colonies, becoming governor of Senegal and commander of France's West Africa Coast (Côtes occidentales d'Afrique) naval station from 1847 to 1850 (in which role he proclaimed to Senegal the abolition of slavery decreed on 27 April 1848 by the Second French Republic), then governor and commander in chief of the naval division of French Guiana from 1855 to 1859, and finally commander of the navy in Algeria from 1860 to 1862. He was made a grand officer of the Légion d'honneu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Adolphe Bonard
Louis Adolphe Bonard (27 March 1805 – 31 March 1867) was a French admiral who served in the Mediterranean and then for many years in the Pacific. He was governor of French Guiana from 1853 to 1855, and governor of Cochinchina (southern Vietnam) from 1861 to 1863. Life Early career (1805–42) Louis-Adolphe Bonard was born on 27 March 1805 in Cherbourg, Manche. He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1825 and chose to join the navy. In 1829 Bonard was on the ''Silène'', which was wrecked near Algiers on the night of 14–15 May 1929. He was taken prisoner by the Algerians. He was promoted to ''enseigne de vaisseau'' (ensign) on 10 November 1830 for his conduct during the Invasion of Algiers in 1830. He served in the Mediterrean in 1831–33 on the ''Sphynx'' and the ''Palinure''. Bonard was promoted to '' lieutenant de vaisseau'' (ship-of-the-line lieutenant) in March 1831. In 1833 he served on the ''Grenadier'' in the Levant. In 1834 he was harbour master in Mers El K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Fourichon
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Napoléon Sébastien Sarda Garriga
Joseph Napoléon Sébastien Sarda Garriga (1808–1877) was a French abolitionist. References 1808 births 1877 deaths Governors of French Guiana French abolitionists Governors of Réunion {{France-activist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
