Georges Jules Piquet (January 13, 1839 – January 18, 1923) was Governor General for French India (Établissements français dans l'Inde) in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.
Georges Jules Piquet was the son of Victor Piquet (1795-1876), surveyor and owner of Château de Chevignat near Courmangoux, of which he was mayor, and Pauline Marchand (1813-1873). He graduated as valedictorian from the Brest Naval School in 1856.[1] He was aide-de-camp to Admiral Léonard Victor Charner, before becoming an ensign in June 1861. He served in the ports of Cochinchina, as second inspector of native affairs at Tây Ninh, then was promoted to lieutenant and inspector of reviews at Mỹ Tho. In February 1869, he was appointed General Secretary to the Director of the Interior in Cochinchina, based in Saigon.[2]
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He was named Officer of the Legion of Honor by decree on July 18, 1876.[3]
In May 1886, he was appointed Governor of Cambodia, then in November 1887, on an interim basis, Governor of Cochinchina. In October 1888, he became Governor General of French India. In May 1889, he was appointed Governor General of Indochina, a position he held until April 1891.
During his retirement, he lived in the family château at Chevignat and became mayor of Courmangoux, where he died on January 18, 1923. For a time, he was general councillor for the canton of Treffort.
Titles Held
edit1861: Order of Isabella the Catholic
1878: Commander's Cross of the Order of Charles III
1886: Grand Officer of the Royal Order of Cambodia
1887: Grand Officer of the Dragon of Annam
1889: Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Cambodia
References
edit- ^ "Georges Jules PIQUET (1839 - 1923)". Parcours de vie dans la Royale. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Jules PIQUET". Geneanet. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Cote LH/2171/18". Archives Nationales - Base Léonore. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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