Jean Joseph Marie Léonce Laugier was Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.

Léonce Laugier
Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française
In office
1879–1881
Governor of Guadeloupe
In office
1880–1886
Personal details
BornMarch 26, 1829
Draguignan, France
DiedJune 22, 1900
Draguignan, France

Biography

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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

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Government offices
Preceded by Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française
February 1879–April 1881
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "National Archives". www2.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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