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 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1829 Draguignan, France |
| Died | June 22, 1900 Draguignan, France |
Jean Joseph Marie Léonce Laugier was Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.
Biography[edit]
Laugier was born on March 26, 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 March 9, 1871, he was appointed Director of Interior Services in Réunion. He then received the Legion of Honour on August 7, 1877. He became Governor of French India in February 1879, a post he held until April of 1881. After retiring, Laugier died on June 22, 1900, in his hometown of Draguignan.[1]
Titles held[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Archives". www2.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
External links and sources[edit]
- "Notice no. LH//1496/98". Base Léonore (in French).
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