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Gilles Hocquart de Champerny


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor, Administrator 
Date of Birth18.7.1695 - Mortagne-au-Perche , Normandieref:673
First Known Service1702ref:673
FatherFWIKI
WifeAnne-Catherine de La Lande - Married 23.8.1750FWIKI
Brother
Toussaint Hocquart de BlincourtFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1761
FWIKI
Last Known Service1.10.1764ref:673
Date of Death1.4.1783 - Paris ref:673

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1702 Appointed Ecrivain Ordinaire de la Marine at Rochefortref:673
1706 Appointed Ecrivain Ordinaire de la Marine at Brestref:673
30.4.1716 He was sent to Toulon . He is employed in various details of the port , under the orders of his father , Intendant of the Navy .ref:673
7.7.17183.1719
Le Toulouse (62) 1714-1755
French 62 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Écrivain Ordinaire
ref:673
28.9.1718 Appointed Petit Commissaire de la Marineref:673
1.172011.1720
Le Henri (64) 1717-1736
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Commissaire de la Marine
ref:673
11.17201721Back in Toulon , he took special care of details relating to public health , due to the plague epidemic which broke out in August 1720 and lasted until May 1721 .ref:673
1721 Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire de la Marineref:673
17221729At Rochefort .FWIKI
19.8.1722 Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire de la Marine at Rochefortref:673
1.12.17244.1725Appointed Contrôleur de la Marine at Rochefort

acting not nomined .

ref:673
5.1725 Appointed Contrôleur de la Marineref:673
1.172921.2.1731Appointed Commissaire-Ordonnateur de la Marine at Nouvelle-FranceFWIKI
8.3.172921.2.1731Appointed Commissaire Général de la Marine at Nouvelle-FranceFWIKI
21.2.17312.9.1748Appointed Intendant de la Marine at Nouvelle-France

took post at the new of the 20/08/1731

FWIKI
1.4.174930.9.1764Appointed Intendant de la Marine at Brest

He nevertheless continued his duties as intendant in Brest until the arrival of his successor Clugny de Nuits at the end of July 1765 .

ref:673
31.8.1752 Appointed Membre Honoraire de l’Académie de Marineref:673
29.12.17531764Appointed Conseiller d'Etat

date of end ??

FWIKI
1.10.1764 RetiredFWIKI
1.10.1764 Appointed Intendant Général de la Marine , Inspecteur Général des Classes at Parisref:673

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