Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet explained

Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet
Office:Governor of Saint-Domingue (acting)
Term Start:July 1700
Term End:16 December 1703
Predecessor:Jean-Baptiste du Casse
Successor:Charles Auger
Office2:Governor of Guadeloupe (absent)
Term Start2:1703
Term End2:1706
Predecessor2:Bonnaventure-François de Boisfermé (acting)
Successor2:Robert Cloche de La Malmaison
Birth Place:Provence, France
Death Date:1706
Nationality:French
Occupation:Colonial administrator
Parents:Pierre II d'Honon de Galliffet
Marguerite de Bonfils
Relatives:Alexandre de Galliffet (brother)
Philippe de Galliffet (brother)

Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet (died 1706) was a French aristocrat and colonial administrator. He served as the governor of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) from 1700 to 1703, and the Governor of Guadeloupe from 1703 to 1706. Gallifet dealt with the reality of buccaneers as soon as he arrived in Saint-Domingue.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Latimer. Jon. Buccaneers of the Caribbean: How Piracy Forged an Empire. 2009. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 9780674034037. 261174550. 276.