WLouis Adolphe Bonard was a French admiral who served in the Mediterranean and then for many years in the Pacific. He was governor of French Guiana from 1853 to 1855, and governor of Cochinchina from 1861 to 1863.
WFor the French milliner, see Claude Saint-Cyr
WLéon Martin Fourichon was a French naval officer, colonial administrator and politician.
WLouis Albert Grodet was a French civil servant, colonial administrator and politician. He trained as a lawyer, then worked his way up the ranks in the Ministry of Commerce and then the Colonial Ministry. He was governor in turn of Martinique, French Guiana, French Sudan, French Congo and French Guiana for a second term. Although forceful, he lacked leadership skills and had poor judgement. In the French Sudan he was unable to stop the army from ignoring government instructions and pursuing a costly expansionist policy. He tried but failed to suppress slavery, at a time when the local troops often expected a share of booty in the form of slaves. After retiring he was Deputy of French Guiana from 1910 to 1919.
WPrivat Antoine Agathon Hennique was a French soldier who served as governor of French Guiana from 1865 to 1870.
WPierre-Clément de Laussat was a French politician, and the 24th Colonial Governor of Louisiana, the last under French rule. He later served as colonial official in Martinique and French Guiana, as well as an administrator in France and Antwerp.
WLouis-Marie-François Tardy de Montravel, often Louis Tardy de Montravel was a French admiral, explorer and colonial administrator. He served as the second commandant of New Caledonia from 1 January 1854 to 31 October 1854.