Joseph Cordier
Governor of French India
About Joseph Cordier
Lived 1773 – 1837 (aged 63).
Joseph Cordier was born on 1773. He was Acting Governor General of Pondicherry twice from 1825 to 1826 and from 1828 to 1829. He entered the French Navy in 1788 as a volunteer cadet, eventing rising the ranks to become harbour captain in Pondicherry in 1814.
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Who was Joseph Cordier?
Governor of French India
When was Joseph Cordier born?
Joseph Cordier was born on 14 October 1773.
When did Joseph Cordier die?
Joseph Cordier died on 2 July 1837.
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