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French colonial administrator (1860–1935) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martial Henri Merlin (20 January 1860 – 8 May 1935; also Martial Merlin)[3] was a French colonial administrator of the 19th and 20th centuries.[4] 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[5] (1917–1918), and French Indochina[6][7] (1923–1925).
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Martial Henri Merlin | |
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Governor-General of Guadeloupe | |
In office 1901–1903 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Pascal François[1][2] |
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 | Paris, France | 20 January 1860
Died | 8 May 1935 75) Paris, France | (aged
Occupation | Colonial administrator |
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