Étienne Richaud

Quick Facts

Intro

French colonial governor

Places

France

was

Politician Colonial administrator

Work field

Military Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

11 January 1841 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Martigues, France

Star sign

Capricorn People who share this birthday

Death

31 May 1889 People who died on this day

Place of death

Bay of Bengal

Age

48 years

Awards

Officer of the Legion of Honour

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Monument to the memory of Étienne Richaud in Martigues (France)Monument to the memory of Étienne Richaud, detail

Étienne Richaud (Étienne Antoine Guillaume Richaud), born on January 11, 1841 in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône, France) and died on May 31, 1889 in the Bay of Bengal, was the Principal private secretary of the Minister of Commerce Maurice Rouvier (Gambetta's Ministry), Governor of La Réunion, Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.

Titles Held

Government offices
Preceded by Théodore Drouhet	Governor-General of French India October 1884–1886	Succeeded by Édouard Manès
Preceded by Ernest Constans	Governor General of French Indochina 22 April 1888–30 May 1889	Succeeded by Jules Georges Piquet