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'''David Charpentier de Cossigny''' was Governor General of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]], [[Réunion]] and [[Isle de France (Mauritius)|Isle de France]] (now [[Mauritius]]).<br />
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==Birth and death==<br />
He was born in Gaillac in the Tarn on 9 February 1740. He is member of a famous family of the ''[[Isle de France (Mauritius)|Isle de France]]'' that includes scientists and soldiers. He died in 1801. He was succeeded by Thomas Conway, who was a Revolutionary general in 1777.<br />
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{{Succession box | before= Le Vicomte, [[François de Souillac]]| title=[[Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française]] | after= [[Thomas Conway]], Comte de| years=15 August 1785&ndash;1787}}<br />
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{{Succession box | before= Prosper de Chermont<br>(Acting)| title=[[Governor General of Mascarene Islands]] | after=Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic| years=19 August 1790&ndash;18 June 1792}}<br />
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