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Philippe Panon Desbassayns de Richemont (1st Comte de Richemont)


NationalityFrench 
RolesAdministrator, Soldier 
Date of Birth3.2.1774 - Saint-Paul FWIKI
First Known Service1799FWIKI
Father
Henri Paulin Panon DesbassaynsFrench
Administrator
Marine
Service 1756-1776
ref:631
Father-in-Law
Jacques Antoine MourgueFrench
Administrator
Service 1789-1792
ref:631
WifeJeanne Eglé Fulcrande Catherine Mourgue - Married 18.6.1799 - Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois , EssonneFWIKI
Sonref:631
Uncle
François Joseph Augustin Panon du HazierFrench
Merchant Sailor
Service 1728-1777
ref:631
Uncle
Louis-Thérèse-François Panon de Saint-GillesFrench
Marine
Soldier
Service 1730-1757
ref:631
Grandfather
Augustin II PanonFrench
Administrator
Service 1694-1772
ref:631
Last Known Service16.5.1830FWIKI
Date of Death7.11.1840 - Paris FWIKI

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17821783Educated with Panon de Richemont , after Panon de Montbrun from 1780 to 1782 , at the Royal Military School of Sorèze , Tarn , one of 12 created the 28/03/1776 and in 1793 , a law abolished these royal schools .FWIKI
aft.9.11.17991811He was charged under the Consulate and the Empire with negotiations with England which , carried out successfully , made it possible to release , in 1811 , French soldiers held on pontoons , and to obtain the restitution of several colonies in peace , including Pondicherry .FWIKI
bef.1817 Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'HonneurFWIKI
1817 Appointed Président du Conseil Supérieur at Réunionref:631
18171824Appointed Ordonnateur de Bourbon

involved in the “Furcy Affair” pitting a slave against his master Joseph Lory, one of the main sugar introducers on Bourbon Island , on the side of slavers-owner , beeing one him-self .

FWIKI
1818 "Inspector Commissioner for the King" in the trading posts of the French East India Company ref:631
1820 Appointed Officier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'HonneurFWIKI
18241830Appointed Conseiller d'EtatFWIKI
25.2.182416.5.1830Appointed Député à la Chambre des Députés des Départements

de la Meuse

FWIKI
9.9.1824 Appointed l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louisref:631
29.10.1826 Appointed Commandeur de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:631
6.10.1827 Created 1st Comte de Richemontref:631
16.5.1830 Retired from politic life .FWIKI

Notes on Officer


Rank no dateFWIKI

Aspirant dans le Corps royal d'Artillerie

Avocat à la Cour

Administrateur Général des Etablissements Français en Inde

Inspecteur Général des Etablissements Français dans l'Inde

Commissaire Général de la Marine

Intendant de l'Ile Bourbon (Réunion)

Membre du Conseil d'Amirauté



Sources


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