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 | |
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| Governor-General of Guadeloupe | |
| In office 1901–1903 | |
| Preceded by | Delphino Moracchini |
| Succeeded by | Paul Marie Armand de La Loyère |
| Governor-General of French West Africa | |
| In office 1907–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Roume |
| Succeeded by | Amédée William Merlaud-Ponty |
| Governor-General of French Equatorial Africa | |
| In office 28 June 1908 – 15 May 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Albert Martineau |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Louis Angoulvant |
| Governor-General of French Madagascar | |
| In office 24 July 1917 – 1 August 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert Auguste Garbit |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Schrameck |
| Governor-General of French West Africa | |
| In office 16 September 1919 – 18 March 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Désiré Auguste Brunet, (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jules Carde |
| Governor-General of French Indochina | |
| In office 9 August 1923 – 23 April 1925 | |
| Preceded by | François Marius Baudouin (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Monguillot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1860 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 May 1935 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
References
- Profile of Martial Henri Merlin
- "BnF catalogue général – Notice d'autorité personne". BnF (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- Jennings, Eric T. (2017). Perspectives on French Colonial Madagascar. Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Springer. ISBN 9781137559678.
- 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.
- Corfield, Justin (2014). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781783083336.
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