Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet (died 1706) was a French aristocrat and colonial administrator. He served as the governor of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) from 1700 to 1703, and the Governor of Guadeloupe from 1703 to 1706. Gallifet dealt with the reality of buccaneers as soon as he arrived in Saint-Domingue.[1]
Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Saint-Domingue (acting) | |
| In office July 1700 – 16 December 1703 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste du Casse |
| Succeeded by | Charles Auger |
| Governor of Guadeloupe (absent) | |
| In office 1703–1706 | |
| Preceded by | Bonnaventure-François de Boisfermé (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Cloche de La Malmaison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Provence, France |
| Died | 1706 |
| Parent(s) | Pierre II d'Honon de Galliffet Marguerite de Bonfils |
| Relatives | Alexandre de Galliffet (brother) Philippe de Galliffet (brother) |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
References edit
- ^ Latimer, Jon (2009). Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 276. ISBN 9780674034037. OCLC 261174550.
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