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Gouverneur Général, Poindichery - India - French India - French


Date fromDate toHolderSource
1785 
François de SouillacFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1790

French India

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1826/061828/08/02
Eugène Panon Desbassyns de RichemontFrench
Administrator
Service 1824-1828

He founded the town's French High School (at this time called Royal High School) on October 26, 1826 as well as numerous charity workshops .
 
After the end of his mandate , notably in 1839 , Viscount Desbassayns de Richemont , donated 15386 Francs to the colony for the foundation of a leper colony . It is then necessary to build a special hospice , and the administration cedes a ground located near the island of the Coconut Palms . The leper colony was completed in 1844 . Its results are still relevant today .

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Other Gouverneur Général locations

Îles et Terre Ferme de l'Amérique, Mascareignes, Nouvelle-France, Saint-Domingue, Windward Islands,

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FWIKIWikipedia - FranceVarious, Web Site