Pierre-Clément de Laussat
Pierre-Clément de Laussat | |
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Posthumous (c. 1911) portrait of Pierre-Clément de Laussat by Andres Molinary | |
| 2nd Commandant of French Guiana | |
| In office 1819–1823 | |
| Monarch | Louis XVIII |
| Preceded by | Claude Carra de Saint-Cyr |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Bernard Milius |
| 2nd Colonial Prefect of Martinique | |
| In office 1804–1809 | |
| Monarch | Napoléon I |
| Preceded by | Charles-Henri Bertin |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Beckwith British Occupation |
| 1st Colonial Prefect of Louisiana (French First Republic) | |
| In office 1803–1803 | |
| Monarchs | Napoléon Bonaparte First Consul of France |
| Preceded by | Juan Manuel de Salcedo as Spanish Governor of Louisiana |
| Succeeded by | William C.C. Claiborne as Governor of the Territory of Orleans William Henry Harrison Sr. as Governor of the Louisiana District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1756 Bernadets, France |
| Died | April 10, 1835 (aged 78) Bernadets, France |
| Spouse |
Marie-Anne-Joséphine de Péborde de Pardiès
(m. 1790; died 1827) |
| Children | 5 |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France French First Republic Kingdom of France |
| Awards | Order of Saint Louis Chevalier |
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Pierre-Clément de Laussat (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ klemɑ̃ də losa]; 23 November 1756 – 10 April 1835) was a French politician and the last French colonial governor of Louisiana, handing over the territory to the United States after the Sale of Louisiana. He later served as colonial official in Martinique and French Guiana, as well as an administrator in France and Antwerp.