Martial Henri Merlin

Martial Henri Merlin (January 20, 1860 – May 8, 1935; also Martial Merlin)[1] was a French colonial administrator of the 19th and 20th centuries.[2] He served as the governor-general of Guadeloupe (1901–1903), French West Africa (1907–1908), French Equatorial Africa (1908–1917), French Madagascar[3] (1917–1918), and French Indochina[4][5] (1923–1925).

Martial Henri Merlin
Governor-General of Guadeloupe
In office 1901–1903
Preceded by	Delphino Moracchini
Succeeded by	Paul Marie Armand de La Loyère
Governor-General of French West Africa
In office 1907–1908
Preceded by	Ernest Roume
Succeeded by	Amédée William Merlaud-Ponty
Governor-General of French Equatorial Africa
In office 28 June 1908 – 15 May 1917
Preceded by	Alfred Albert Martineau
Succeeded by	Gabriel Louis Angoulvant
Governor-General of French Madagascar
In office 24 July 1917 – 1 August 1918
Preceded by	Hubert Auguste Garbit
Succeeded by	Abraham Schrameck
Governor-General of French Indochina
In office 9 August 1923 – 23 April 1925
Preceded by	François Marius Baudouin (acting)
Succeeded by	Maurice Monguillot
Personal details
Born	January 20, 1860 Paris, France
Died	May 8, 1935 (aged 75) Paris, France
Occupation	Colonial administrator

References

1. Profile of Martial Henri Merlin
2. "BnF catalogue général – Notice d'autorité personne". BnF (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
3. Jennings, Eric T. (2017). Perspectives on French Colonial Madagascar. Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Springer. ISBN 9781137559678.
4. Tai, Hue-Tam Ho (1996). Radicalism and the Origins of the Vietnamese Revolution. Harvard University Press. pp. 35, 134. ISBN 9780674746138. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
5. Corfield, Justin (2014). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781783083336.