David Charpentier de Cossigny
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David Charpentier de Cossigny was Governor General of Pondicherry, Réunion and Isle de France (now Mauritius).
Birth and death[]
He was born in Gaillac in the Tarn on 9 February 1740. He is member of a famous family of the Isle de France that includes scientists and soldiers. He died in 1801. He was succeeded by Thomas Conway, who was a Revolutionary general in 1777.
Titles[]
Categories:
- 1740 births
- 1801 deaths
- People from Gaillac
- Governors of French India
- Governors of Réunion
- Governors of Isle de France (Mauritius)
- History of Puducherry
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- Réunionnais people stubs