Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic

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Grave of Malartic in Port-Louis

Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic (3 July 1730, Montauban - 28 July 1800, Port-Louis, Mauritius) was a French colonial governor and general, notable for his service in Canada and Mauritius.

Fate

Governor Malartic died at the age of 70. He suffered a stroke on 26 July 1800 while going to church, and died two days later.

The Canadian town of Malartic is named after him.

External links

  • Quebec History
  • Taillemite, Étienne (1979). "Maurès de Malartic, Anne-Joseph-Hippolyte de, , Comte de Malartic". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  • Mauritius