Charles Antoine François Thomson
Charles Antoine François Thomson (25 September 1845 – 8 July 1898) was a French civil servant who was sub-prefect and then prefect of various departments of metropolitan France. Between 1882 and 1885 he was governor of the colony of Cochinchina in the south of what is now Vietnam. While in office he forced King Norodom of Cambodia to accept increased French control over the protectorate of Cambodia.
Charles Antoine François Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Cochinchina | |
| In office 7 November 1882 – 27 July 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Le Myre de Vilers |
| Succeeded by | Charles Auguste Frédéric Bégin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1845 Si-Mustapha, Algeria |
| Died | 8 July 1898 (aged 52) Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
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