Viala Charon
Edme Viala Charon | |
|---|---|
Charon as a Senator of France | |
| Governor General of Algeria | |
| In office 9 September 1848 – 22 October 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Guillaume Stanislas Marey-Monge (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul |
| Senator of France | |
| In office 31 December 1852 – 4 September 1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1794 Paris, France |
| Died | 26 November 1880 (aged 86) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Soldier |
Edme Viala Charon, Baron Charon (29 July 1794 – 26 November 1880) was a French soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General (General of Division). He was briefly Governor General of Algeria during the French Second Republic, and was a senator of France for most of the Second French Empire.