Léonce Laugier
Léonce Laugier | |
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| Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française | |
| In office 1879–1881 | |
| Governor of Guadeloupe | |
| In office 1880–1886 | |
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| Born | 26 March 1829 Draguignan, France |
| Died | 22 June 1900 (aged 71) Draguignan, France |
Jean Joseph Marie Léonce Laugier was Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.
Biography
Laugier was born on 26 March 1829 in Draguignan, France, to Joseph Honoré Isidore Laugier, a lawyer, and Marguerite Françoise Gattier. In 1868, he became Secretary General of the Interior in Cochinchina. During his time in Cochinchina, he received the Royal Order of Cambodia. On 9 March 1871 he was appointed Director of Interior Services in Réunion. He then received the Legion of Honour on 7 August 1877. He became Governor of French India in February 1879, a post he held until April 1881. After retiring, Laugier died on 22 June 1900 in his hometown of Draguignan.[1]
Titles held
References
- ^ "National Archives". www2.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
External links and sources
- "Notice no. LH 1496/98". Base Léonore (in French).
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