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Jean-François-Xavier Noguès
Born3 December 1769
Died9 January 1808
Castelnau-Rivière-Basse, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Parent(s)Antoine Noguès
Marie Rangon
Relatives Antoine Noguès (brother)

Jean-François-Xavier Noguès (3 December 1769 – 9 January 1808) was a French general and politician. He was an aide-de-camp to Louis Bonaparte. He served as a member of the Corps législatif from 1805 to 1808.

Early life

Jean-François-Xavier Noguès was born on 3 December 1769 in Castelnau-Rivière-Basse, Hautes-Pyrénées. [1] [2] [3] His father, Antoine Noguès, was a landowner in Castelnau-Rivière-Basse; his mother was Marie Rangon (or Ranson). [1] [2] One of his brothers, Antoine Noguès, also became a general. [1]

Career

Noguès joined the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees on 5 November 1791. [1] He became a lieutenant on 2 March 1792 and a captain on 4 April 1792. [1] He was wounded in Le Boulou in 1893, and promoted to battalion chief. [1] He was also wounded in Saint-Laurent de la Monga. [1] He became adjutant general on 4 November 1894, and he was appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Army of the Midi in 1795. [1] He served alongside Jean Lannes, and he was wounded in the battle of in 1800. [1] He appointed as brigadier general on 28 July 1800. [1]

Noguès served in Martinique and Saint Lucia in 1802, when he was captured by the English and sent back to France. [1] He commanded the Charente in June 1803, and he became an aide-de-camp to Louis Bonaparte in 1804. [1] [2] He was appointed as a divisional general in February 1805. [1] When Louis Bonaparte left Paris in November 1805, Noguès became its commander. [2]

He served as Lieutenant Governor of Saint Lucia from 1802 to 1803. [4] [5]

Noguès was elected as a member of the Corps législatif from 21 September 1805, and he became its president on 6 November 1806. [1] He was also appointed as a constable of France, [2] and as the governor of The Hague by Louis Bonaparte in 1806. [1]

Noguès was a commander of the Legion of Honour. [1] [2]

Death

Noguès retired at the Château Montus, also known as Château de Montas, in his hometown of Castelnau-Rivière-Basse, where he died on 9 January 1808. [1] [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "LE GENERAL JEAN-FRANCOIS-XAVIER NOGUES (1769-1808)". Bulletin de la Société académique des Hautes-Pyrénées Société académique des Hautes-Pyrénées. Tarbes: Imprimerie des Orphelins Apprentis: 17–18. 1950–1951. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Jean-François, Xavier Noguès". National Assembly. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jean-François-Xavier Noguès". Base Léonore. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Breen, Henry H (1844). St Lucia Historical Statistical and Descriptive. London. pp. 420–421.
  5. ^ "Saint Lucia Rulers". Rulers.org.