Joseph Gustave Desmazes (16 November 1806 –22 September 1882) was a French naval commissioner who was Senator of Martinique from 1876 to 1882.
Joseph Gustave Desmazes was born in Saint-Pierre,Martinique,on 16 November 1806. His father was Joseph Desmazes (1746–1842),naval commissioner. [1] He joined the navy on 15 June 1819 and was commissioned on 26 December 1826. He became a sub-commissioner on 22 June 1840,deputy commissioner on 23 December 1847 and commissioner on 25 May 1853. [1] He was named ordonnateur (head of administration) of Guadeloupe on 25 May 1853. [2] He was interim governor in Martinique,then in turn in Guyana,Reunion and Guadeloupe. [3] He was acting governor of Guadeloupe from 26 February 1864 to 23 April 1864. [4]
In 1848 Desmazes married a creole from Martinique. [5] Desmazes was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1848,Officer on 18 September 1860 and Commander on 4 January 1870. He retired as commissioner-general in 1870. He became a municipal councilor at Fort-de-France,and president of the General Council of Martinique,where he represented the canton of Mouillage. [3]
On 27 February 1876 Desmazes was elected Senator of Martinique by 36 votes out of 44. [3] His election was sponsored by Victor Schœlcher. [5] He sat with the Republican left. He refused the dissolution of the chamber demanded by the Broglie-Fourtou ministry in 1877,and supported the Republican ministries that followed. He was reelected in the triennial renewal of 5 January 1879 by 37 of 43 votes,and again sat with the Republicans in the senate. [3] He died of an attack of apoplexy (stroke) in Paris on 22 September 1882. [2]
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