Camille Charles Le Clerc de Fresne, known as Chevalier de Fresne (26 February 1741 in Lyon–1797) was Governor General of Mauritius (1785) and Puducherry from 1789 to 1792 in the French Colonial Empire.
He married a widow, Emilie-Thomase de Solminihac (1770–1846), in Puducherry, on 20 June 1788. One significant event occurred in his tenure was Mr. Pierre Sonnerat, Chief of Yanam, was involved in the business along with other traders. Pierre Sonnerat's commercial involvement brought serious consequences to his administrative post (Chief of Yanam). The petitions were made against Pierre Sonnerat in this connection, to Chevalier de Fresne, the then French Governor General in Puducherry. On 5 June 1790 a French man "De Mars" complained against Pierre Sonnerat for the first time.
References
- Bihan, Alain Le (1967). Loges et chapitres de la Grande Loge et du Grand Orient de France, 2e moitié du XVIIIe siècle (in French). Bibliotheque nationale. p. 298. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- Toussaint, Auguste; Pipon, Jean Baptiste (1977). Le mirage des îles: le négoce français aux Mascareignes au XVIIIe siècle, suivi de la correspondance du négociant lyonnais Jean-Baptiste Pipon (in French). Édisud. p. 26. ISBN 978-2-85744-019-2. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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| Preceded byFrançois, Vicomte de Souillac | Governor General of Mauritius (Acting for Souillac) 5 Apr 1785–28 Jun 1785 |
Succeeded byChevalier de Fleury, (Acting for Souillac) |
| Preceded byThomas Conway | Governor of French India 1789–1792 |
Succeeded byDominique Prosper de Chermont |
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