Which French governor occupied settlement in Madras. *
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DUPLEIX, JOSEPH FRANÇOIS was the french governor occupied settlement in Madras. He was an influential governor-general of the French East India Company. His tenure was 1742–1754. During his tenure in India, Joseph François Dupleix expanded the commercial, political, and military operations of the French East India Company. He led the French army in a war with the British East India Company. The high point occurred in 1746, when French forces captured nearby Madras (Chennai) and held it until the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle restored it in 1748.
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Joseph Marquis Dupleix
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Joseph Marquis Dupleix was the French governor who occupied settlement in Madras. In 1731, he was appointed governor of Chandannagar, where he made a considerable fortune. And in 1742, he became governor of Pondicherry (current-day Puducherry) and thus became the chief official of French India. He was governor-general of the French possessions in India from 1742 to 1754. He won a war with the British East India Company and occupied Madras in 1746. The French forces held Madras until the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed in 1748.