Vincent de Rochemore

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Vincent Gaspard Pierre de Rochemore (* 1711 in Toulon , † 1863 in Paris ) was a French nobleman and civil servant in French Louisiana . He was best known for his conflict with the Chevalier de Kerlerec , the colonial governor.

Life

Vincent was the fifth son of Henri de Rochemore († 1739), Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis and Seigneur de la Deveze and his wife Marie-Blanche de Ricard. He married Marie-Madeline de Caston in Rochefort and had two sons, Francois (born 1751) and Louis (born 1755). He arrived in Louisiana in 1758 and served as the Navy commissioner-general and orderly. Almost immediately he came into conflict with Kerlerec. Both accused each other of corruption, and Kerlerec called Rochemore back to France, along with the other political opponents, Antoine Philippe de Marigny and Treasurer Jean Baptiste d'Estrehan . Rochemore used his influence in France to discredit Kerlerec, who was removed from his post as governor.

Rochemore died in France in 1763, survived by his wife and two sons. His younger son, Louis, died in combat in 1778 while commanding a ship in Admiral de Suffren's fleet. The older son, François, was a French officer. During the French Revolution he was imprisoned and executed on charges of conspiracy.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chenaye-Desbois [1] "Dictionnaire de la noblesse", p. 412
  2. ^ Stevens, Henry [2] "Bibliotheca Geographica & Historica", p. 62
  3. ^ King, Grace Elizabeth "Creole Families of New Orleans", pp. 15-16
  4. ^ Dawson, Joseph G. [3] "The Louisiana Governors: From Iberville to Edwards," p. 34-5
  5. ↑ [4] "Nobiliaire universel de France" Vol. 14, pg. 118
  6. ^ Wallon, Henri Alexandre [5] "Histoire de Tribunal revolutionnaire de Paris", pg. 440
personal data
SURNAME Rochemore, Vincent de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rochemore, Vincent Gaspard Pierre de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French nobleman and civil servant in French Louisiana
DATE OF BIRTH 1711
PLACE OF BIRTH Toulon
DATE OF DEATH 1763
Place of death Paris