Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet

Nouet was born in Quimper, Finistère, at 10 am on 5 September 1844 the son of Frederic Nouet, a member of the conseil général du Finistère, and his wife Rosalie. Nouet studied at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr from 17 October 1864 and was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment on 1 October 1866. Nouet served in French Cochinchina from 20 September 1866. He became a trainee inspector of indigenous affairs on 24 October 1867; he transferred to the general staff on 11 January 1868 and was promoted to lieutenant on 16 September, also becoming a 4th class inspector that month. Nouet became a 3rd class inspector on 25 May 1871, a 2nd class inspector on 31 March 1873 and a 1st class administrator on 1 April 1873; his army rank was advanced to captain on 10 November 1873. Nouet remained in Indo-China until at least 1881, with a 4 month period of leave in 1874 and again in 1879. He was appointed a principal administrator on 25 June 1881.^[1]

Nouet was appointed a chevalier of the Royal Order of Cambodia. He was appointed a chevalier of the Legion of Honour on 6 July 1881, on the recommendation of Arthur de Trentinian, brigadier general and governor of the interior of French Cochinchina. The award was made on 2 September at Saigon.^[1]

Nouet served as Governor General for New Caledonia from March 1886 to July 1888.^[2] He afterwards served in India before being posted, in 1890, as governor of Martinique.^[3] On 21 April 1894 he was appointed governor of Guadeloupe, serving until 1894.^[4][5] He was a member of the Committee for the Protection and Defence of Natives in 1900.^[6] Nouet was made an officer of the Legion of Honour on 9 January 1894 for his service to the Ministry of Commerce and Colonies.^[1] Nouet died at Vannes, Morbihan, on 15 February 1933.^[7]