Pierre-Paul de La Grandière

Pierre-Paul Marie Benoît de La Grandière
Portrait by Mascré-Souville, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris
Governor of Cochinchina
In office
16 October 1863 – 4 April 1868
Preceded byLouis Adolphe Bonard
Succeeded byMarie Gustave Hector Ohier
Personal details
Born(1807-06-28)28 June 1807
Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Died25 August 1876(1876-08-25) (aged 69)
Quimper, Finistère, France
OccupationAdmiral
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Pierre Paul Marie Benoît de La Grandière (28 June 1807 – 25 August 1876) was a French admiral who was Governor of the colony of Cochinchina from 1863 to 1868. He consolidated French control over Vietnam as its colony, and developed the city of Saigon as a major port.

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