Hippolyte Laroche (26 January 1848 - 14 September 1914) was a French naval officer, colonial administrator and politician. While Resident General of Madagascar he succeeded in abolishing slavery.
Hippolyte Laroche was born on 26 January 1848 in Lyon, France. His father was a colonel of the Engineers. Laroche attended Naval Academy and became a naval officer. He was then made prefect of Charente, Algiers, Loire and Haute-Garonne.[1]
Laroche was appointed Resident General in Madagascar, and arrived at Tananarive on 16 January 1896.[2]Paul Anthelme Bourde was appointed Secretary General of Madagascar in 1895.[3] Bourde left France for Madagascar in January 1896. He soon fell out with Laroche, who accused him of trying to usurp his position.[4] In his short term of office, Laroche succeeded in passing a law that abolished slavery. He had the difficult task of keeping a balance between the French settlers and military and Queen Ranavalona III. He did not succeed since he had no control over the military, who pursued a scorched earth policy in suppressing an uprising of the local people. He left on 10 October 1896 when the government ended his mission.[2]
Laroche signed the Adresse à Dreyfus that appeared in L'Aurore in September 1899.[5] On 19 February 1904 Laroche was an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly in a by-election for the arrondissement of La Flèche. In the general elections the next year he ran again and won by a narrow margin. He ran again in 1910 and was reelected. He was a member of commissions on Foreign affairs and the colonies, posts and telegraphs and the military.[1]
Laroche died on 14 September 1914 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.[1]
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Jolly, Jean (1960). "Hippolyte Laroche". Dictionnaire des parlementaires français de 1889 à 1940. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
Ranaivo, Flavien (1979). "Hippolyte Laroche". Hommes et destins: dictionnaire biographique d'Outre-mer. Madagascar. Académie des sciences d'outre-mer. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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December 15, 2023
hippolyte, laroche, january, 1848, september, 1914, french, naval, officer, colonial, administrator, politician, while, resident, general, madagascar, succeeded, abolishing, slavery, born, 1848, january, 1848lyon, francedied14, september, 1914, 1914, aged, man. Hippolyte Laroche 26 January 1848 14 September 1914 was a French naval officer colonial administrator and politician While Resident General of Madagascar he succeeded in abolishing slavery Hippolyte LarocheBorn 1848 01 26 26 January 1848Lyon FranceDied14 September 1914 1914 09 14 aged 66 Le Mans Sarthe FranceNationalityFrenchOccupation s Colonial administrator politicianKnown forAbolition of slavery in MadagascarCareer editHippolyte Laroche was born on 26 January 1848 in Lyon France His father was a colonel of the Engineers Laroche attended Naval Academy and became a naval officer He was then made prefect of Charente Algiers Loire and Haute Garonne 1 Laroche was appointed Resident General in Madagascar and arrived at Tananarive on 16 January 1896 2 Paul Anthelme Bourde was appointed Secretary General of Madagascar in 1895 3 Bourde left France for Madagascar in January 1896 He soon fell out with Laroche who accused him of trying to usurp his position 4 In his short term of office Laroche succeeded in passing a law that abolished slavery He had the difficult task of keeping a balance between the French settlers and military and Queen Ranavalona III He did not succeed since he had no control over the military who pursued a scorched earth policy in suppressing an uprising of the local people He left on 10 October 1896 when the government ended his mission 2 Laroche signed the Adresse a Dreyfus that appeared in L Aurore in September 1899 5 On 19 February 1904 Laroche was an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly in a by election for the arrondissement of La Fleche In the general elections the next year he ran again and won by a narrow margin He ran again in 1910 and was reelected He was a member of commissions on Foreign affairs and the colonies posts and telegraphs and the military 1 Laroche died on 14 September 1914 in Le Mans Sarthe France 1 References editCitations a b c Jolly 1960 a b Ranaivo 1979 Voizard 1989 Finch 2013 p 173 Hippolyte Laroche et Martin Freystaetter Sources Finch Michael P M 2013 08 15 A Progressive Occupation The Gallieni Lyautey Method and Colonial Pacification in Tonkin and Madagascar 1885 1900 Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 967457 2 Retrieved 2014 02 03 Hippolyte Laroche et Martin Freystaetter Le site des archives Zola Retrieved 2014 02 18 Jolly Jean 1960 Hippolyte Laroche Dictionnaire des parlementaires francais de 1889 a 1940 Retrieved 2014 02 18 Ranaivo Flavien 1979 Hippolyte Laroche Hommes et destins dictionnaire biographique d Outre mer Madagascar Academie des sciences d outre mer Retrieved 2014 02 18 Voizard Pierre 1989 Paul Anthelme BOURDE 1851 1914 PDF Hommes et destines Dictionnaire biographique d Outre Mer Retrieved 2014 03 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hippolyte Laroche amp oldid 1135789799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
