Marie-Charles du Chilleau
Marie-Charles du Chilleau | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Dominica | |
| In office 1778–1781 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Shirley William Stewart (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Comte de Bourgon |
| Governor of Saint-Domingue | |
| In office 22 December 1788 – July 1789 | |
| Preceded by | Alexandre de Vincent de Mazade |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre de Vincent de Mazade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1734 Rochefort, France |
| Died | 31 March 1794 (aged 59) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Soldier |
Marie-Charles du Chilleau d'Airvault (4 September 1734 – 31 March 1794 in Rochefort) was a French general and colonial administrator. He rose to be maréchal de camp and served as governor of Dominica and then of Saint-Domingue until being dismissed in 1789 for opposing the ban on import of foreign flour. He was arrested in the reign of Terror and died in prison.