Jean Law de Lauriston
Male, Deceased Person
1719 –
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Who is Jean Law de Lauriston?
Baron Jean Law de Lauriston, was born on October 5, 1719 in Paris. He was twice Governor General of Pondicherry. Not much is known about his life, but his contributions to French Colonial Empire are notable.
Law was a nephew of the financier John Law, who had founded the Banque Générale. Jean Law a contemporary of Alivardi Khan Says about him that, "He saw with equal indignation and surprise the progress of the French and the English on the Coromandal Coast as well as in the Deccan."
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