Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet

Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet (died 1706) was a French aristocrat and colonial administrator. He served as the governor of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) from 1700 to 1703, and the Governor of Guadeloupe from 1703 to 1706. Gallifet dealt with the reality of buccaneers as soon as he arrived in Saint-Domingue.^[1]

Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet
Governor of Saint-Domingue (acting)
In office July 1700 – 16 December 1703
Preceded by	Jean-Baptiste du Casse
Succeeded by	Charles Auger
Governor of Guadeloupe (absent)
In office 1703–1706
Preceded by	Bonnaventure-François de Boisfermé (acting)
Succeeded by	Robert Cloche de La Malmaison
Personal details
Born	Provence, France
Died	1706
Parent(s)	Pierre II d'Honon de Galliffet Marguerite de Bonfils
Relatives	Alexandre de Galliffet (brother) Philippe de Galliffet (brother)
Occupation	Colonial administrator

References

1. Latimer, Jon (2009). Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 276. ISBN 9780674034037. OCLC 261174550.