Marc Antoine Bourdon de Vatry
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Marc-Antoine Bourdon Vatry (born 24 November 1761 Longny-au-Perche
- 22 April 1828 Paris, brother of Louis-François Bourdon, was a French Naval Minister.
He began in 1778 as a clerk in the offices of the navy at Brest, and as Expeditionary Secretary of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
in the United States (1781–1783).
Back in France he was appointed director of the colonies at the Department of Navy (1792–1797).
On 3 July 1799, he became Minister of Marine and remained until 1800.
Under the Consulate and Empire, he was maritime prefect of Le Havre
, prefect of Vaucluse
, and Maine-et-Loire
in 1809, Prefect of Genoa
. This town erected a statue in memory of the work he had done in this port. During the Hundred Days, he was prefect of the Isère
.
Longny-au-Perche
Longny-au-Perche is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-Heraldry:-References:*...
- 22 April 1828 Paris, brother of Louis-François Bourdon, was a French Naval Minister.
He began in 1778 as a clerk in the offices of the navy at Brest, and as Expeditionary Secretary of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general who participated in the American Revolutionary War as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army...
in the United States (1781–1783).
Back in France he was appointed director of the colonies at the Department of Navy (1792–1797).
On 3 July 1799, he became Minister of Marine and remained until 1800.
Under the Consulate and Empire, he was maritime prefect of Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
, prefect of Vaucluse
Vaucluse
The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes...
, and Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
in 1809, Prefect of Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
. This town erected a statue in memory of the work he had done in this port. During the Hundred Days, he was prefect of the Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
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