Martial Henri Merlin

Martial Henri Merlin (20 January 1860 – 8 May 1935; also Martial Merlin)[1] was a French colonial administrator of the 19th and 20th centuries.[2] He served as the governor-general of Guadeloupe (1901–1903), French West Africa (1907–1908 and 1919—1923), French Equatorial Africa (1908–1917), French Madagascar[3] (1917–1918), and French Indochina[4][5] (1923–1925).

Martial Henri Merlin
Governor-General of Guadeloupe
In office
1901–1903
Preceded byDelphino Moracchini
Succeeded byPaul Marie Armand de La Loyère
Governor-General of French West Africa
In office
1907–1908
Preceded byErnest Roume
Succeeded byAmédée William Merlaud-Ponty
Governor-General of French Equatorial Africa
In office
28 June 1908  15 May 1917
Preceded byAlfred Albert Martineau
Succeeded byGabriel Louis Angoulvant
Governor-General of French Madagascar
In office
24 July 1917  1 August 1918
Preceded byHubert Auguste Garbit
Succeeded byAbraham Schrameck
Governor-General of French West Africa
In office
16 September 1919  18 March 1923
Preceded byCharles Désiré Auguste Brunet, (acting)
Succeeded byJules Carde
Governor-General of French Indochina
In office
9 August 1923  23 April 1925
Preceded byFrançois Marius Baudouin (acting)
Succeeded byMaurice Monguillot
Personal details
Born(1860-01-20)20 January 1860
Paris, France
Died8 May 1935(1935-05-08) (aged 75)
Paris, France
OccupationColonial administrator

References

  1. Profile of Martial Henri Merlin
  2. "BnF catalogue général – Notice d'autorité personne". BnF (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. Jennings, Eric T. (2017). Perspectives on French Colonial Madagascar. Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Springer. ISBN 9781137559678.
  4. Tai, Hue-Tam Ho (1996). Radicalism and the Origins of the Vietnamese Revolution. Harvard University Press. pp. 35, 134. ISBN 9780674746138. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. Corfield, Justin (2014). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781783083336.
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