Ernest Roume
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Preceded byJoost van Vollenhoven
Succeeded byJean-François dit Eugène Charles
Preceded byNoël Ballay
Succeeded byWilliam Merlaud-Ponty
Ernest Nestor Roume | |
|---|---|
 Ernest Roume (on left), 1916 | |
| Governor General of French Indochina | |
| In office 3 March 1915 – 22 May 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Joost van Vollenhoven |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François dit Eugène Charles |
| Governor General of French West Africa | |
| In office 15 March 1902 – 15 December 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Noël Ballay |
| Succeeded by | William Merlaud-Ponty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1858 |
| Died | 16 April 1941 (aged 82) |
Ernest Nestor Roume (12 July 1858 – 16 April 1941) was a French colonial administrator and governor of French West Africa from 15 March 1902 to 15 December 1907, and governor of French Indochina from 1915–1916.[1]
