Joseph Cordier

Joseph Cordier was born on 1773.[1] He was Acting Governor General of Pondicherry twice from 1825 to 1826 and from 1828 to 1829. He entered the French Navy in 1788 as a volunteer cadet, eventing rising the ranks to become harbour captain in Pondicherry in 1814.[2]

Titles

Government offices
Preceded by
André Julien, Comte Dupuy
 Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française
(Acting)
October 1825 – 19 June 1826 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française
(Acting)
14 August 1828 – 11 April 1829 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Cordier (1773-1837)". data.bnf.fr.
  2. ^ Jacquemont, Victor (1896). Nouvelle correspondance inédite avec le capitaine de vaisseau Joseph Cordier, administrateur des établissements français au Bengale, 1830-1832 (in French). A. Colin. p. 4. Retrieved 21 November 2024.


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