Jean Sentuary was a French civil servant who was
governor
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of the island of Bourbon (now known as
La Réunion
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) in the southwest
Indian Ocean
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in the mid 18th century. He at first served as its procurer general, then became governor of the colony between 7 September 1763 and 14 October 1763,
[ ''Les Gouverneurs de La Réunion. Ancienne île de La Réunion'', Raoul Lucas and Mario Serviable, Éditions du Centre de recherche indianocéanique, Sainte-Clotilde, 1987.] succeeding
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (14 January 1705 – 1786) was a French explorer and colonial administrator of the Mascarene Islands to the east of Madagascar.
He was orphaned at the age of seven and after being educated in Paris, he w ...
. He was also the father of three notable figures -
Marie-Catherine Sentuary,
Michelle de Bonneuil and
Françoise-Augustine Duval d'Eprémesnil.
References
Governors of Réunion
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