David Charpentier de Cossigny
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David Charpentier de Cossigny was Governor General of Pondicherry, Réunion and Mauritius.
[edit] Birth & death
David Charpentier de Cossigny was born in Gaillac in the Tarn on 9 February 1740. He is member of a famous family of the île de France that includes scientists and soldiers. He died in 1801.
[edit] Titles
| Preceded by Élie Dioré |
Governor General of Réunion 21 February 1788–15 August 1790 |
Succeeded by Prosper de Chermont |
| Preceded by Le Vicomte, François de Souillac |
Governor General of Pondichéry 15 August 1785–1787 |
Succeeded by Thomas Conway, Comte de |
| Preceded by Prosper de Chermont (Acting) |
Governor General of Mascarene Islands 19 August 1790–18 June 1792 |
Succeeded by Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic |
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