List of colonial and departmental heads of Marie-Galante

Marie-Galante is an island in the Leeward Islands. From 1648 to 1749 Marie-Galante was administered by a French governor or royal lieutenant, who often reported to the governor of nearby Guadeloupe, or by the governor of Guadeloupe directly.

Governor of Marie-Galante
Guadeloupe (NW) and Marie-Galante (SE)
Ministry of the Navy and Colonies
TypeIsland
SeatBasseterre, Saint-Christophe (1628–71)
Formation1628 (1st time)
March 1849 (second time)
First holderJacques de Boisseret
Final holderDominique Murat
Abolished23 March 1794 (1st time)
November 1851 (2nd time}

Origins

The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus on 3 November 1493, and claimed for Spain with the name Santa Maria la Galante. On 8 November 1648 France incorporated the island into the Guadeloupe administration. Jacques de Boisseret leased the island from the king of France from 4 September 1649 to 1643. His widow abandoned her claim in 1660.

Administrators

The administrators of Marie-Galante were:

PeriodAdministratorNotes
4 September 1649 – 1653Jacques de Boisseret (died 1653)
1653–55Madeleine Houël de Boisseret (1613–1655)
1670–77Jacques de Boisseret de Thémericourt (died 1677)
1679–86Charles François d'Angennes, Marquis de Maintenon (1648–1691)
1 January 1686 – 1695Charles Auger
1692–95(vacant)Marie-Galante was abandoned in 1692 due to English raids.[1]
1695–96M. de Laurière (died 1696)
1 September 1696 – 8 November 1702Bonnaventure-François de BoisferméGovernor
1703–06(vacant)Taken by the English
1 August 1714 – 1 December 1722Bonnaventure-François de Boisfermé2nd time; Commander
23 August 1714 – 1723Charles de Brunier de Larnage (1687–1746)Royal lieutenant
June 1723 – 1724Ravary (died 1724)Royal lieutenant
1724–25Robert Philippe de Longvilliers de Poincy (c. 1671 –1761)1st time; acting
1725–26La ChassagneActing
March 1726 – 1729Pierre Le Bègue (died 1729)
1729–48Robert Philippe de Longvilliers de Poincy2nd time
1748? – 1752?Joseph de Jarrier de La ChassaigneRoyal Lieutenant; 1st time
15 February 1752 – 1759Nicolas Baptiste des Merliers de Longueville (1688–1761)
1759 – 26 May 1759Joseph de Jarrier de La Chassaigne2nd time; acting
1759–63Francis Maclean (c. 1717? –1781)
1763–76Marc Étienne de Joubert (1716–1784)Local governor
1777 – August 1779Pierre-Joseph de Neyon de Villiers (1718–1780)Local governor
1779 – 27 June 1785Auguste Lescuiller Descoudrelles (died 1785)Local governor
1785? – 1790Jean Étienne de Ségur d'Aguesseau (1731–1789)Local governor
1790 – 1 Nov 1792Emmanuel-Joseph Desnoyers (1733–c.1798)Local governor
1 November 1792 – 20 April 1794Deshayes (or Deshaies) &
Dominique Murat (1742–1819)
Presidents of the Commission (Comité des Douze or République des Douze)

The island was occupied by the British in 1794, and after this no longer had an independent administrator

See also

Notes

Sources

  • Laprise, Raynald (2000–2006), "AUGER, le chevalier Charles", Figures de Proue : un dictionnaire biographique de la flibuste, Le Diable Volant, retrieved 2018-09-20
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