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Benoît Mottet de la Fontaine


NationalityFrench 
RolesAdministrator 
Date of Birth4.6.1745 - Château de Compiègneref:631
First Known Service1.1.1764ref:631
WifeMarie Marguerite Villon de Fécamp - Married 21.5.1787, Poindichery ref:631
Brother
Louis Melchior MottetFrench
Administrator
Service 1735-1811
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Last Known Service1.1.1817ref:631
Date of Death30.4.1820 - Poindichery ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1.1.1764 Appointed Commis de la Marine at Versailles

 au bureau des Colonies au Ministère de la Marine à Versailles.

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12.17641768Appointed Commis de la Marine at Rochefortref:631
16.8.1768 Appointed Ecrivain Ordinaire de la Marine

listed "Ecrivain de Marine"

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1770 Appointed Ecrivain Ordinaire de la Marine

au Bureau des Controles de la Marine

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23.1.1779 Appointed Sous-Commissaire de la Marine at Poindicheryref:631
12.9.1785 Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire des Colonies

then "Commissaire des Colonies"

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178911.7.1793Appointed Commissaire-Ordonnateur de la Marine at Poindichery

From June 1, 1793 , the English vessels blocked communications by sea .
On July 11, 1793, the English army was under the walls of Pondicherry . The powers of the commissioner are transferred to an English commander dependent on Madras . Mottet and his family choose to stay in Pondicherry , fearing to be victims of the Terror in France .

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17891.1.1817Appointed Président du Conseil Supérieur at Poindichery

Mottet retains the presidency of the Council of Pondicherry during the 23 years of the English occupationwho ends the 04/12/1816 .

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4.12.18161.1.1817Appointed Commissaire-Ordonnateur de la Marine at Poindichery

listed as "Commissaire Ordonnateur de l’Ensemble des Etablissements Français de l'Inde"

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1.1.1817 Retiredref:631
7.10.1820 Appointed l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-LouisFWIKI

Notes on Officer


Rank no dateFWIKI

Aide-Commissaire à Rochefort

Commissaire de la Marine à Chandernagor

Président du Conseil Provincial de Chandernagor



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
FWIKIWikipedia - FranceVarious, Web Site
ref:631Geneanet Web Site
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