Georges_Charles_Cloué

Georges Charles Cloué

Georges Charles Cloué

Add article description

Georges Charles Cloué (20 August 1817 in Paris – 25 December 1889 in Paris) was a French naval officer, colonial administrator and politician. He rose to the rank of vice admiral and took part in the French intervention in Mexico. He then became governor of Martinique from 30 August 1871 to 1874. He was Minister for the Navy and the Colonies from 23 September 1880 to 13 November 1881 in Jules Ferry's first ministry.

Cloué, c. 1875

Rue de l'Amiral-Cloué in the 16th arrondissement of Paris is named after him.

Sources
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Georges_Charles_Cloué, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.