Martial Henri Merlin (20 January 1860 – 8 May 1935; also Martial Merlin)^[3] was a French colonial administrator of the 19th and 20th centuries.^[4] He served as the governor-general of Guadeloupe (1901–1903), French West Africa (1907–1908 and 1919—1923), French Equatorial Africa (1908–1917), French Madagascar^[5] (1917–1918), and French Indochina^[6][7] (1923–1925).

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Martial Henri Merlin
Governor-General of Guadeloupe
In office 1901–1903
Preceded by	Joseph Pascal François[1] · [2]
Succeeded by	Paul Marie Armand de La Loyère
Governor-General of French West Africa
In office 1907–1908
Preceded by	Ernest Roume
Succeeded by	Amédée William Merlaud-Ponty
Governor-General of French Equatorial Africa
In office 28 June 1908 – 15 May 1917
Preceded by	Alfred Albert Martineau
Succeeded by	Gabriel Louis Angoulvant
Governor-General of French Madagascar
In office 24 July 1917 – 1 August 1918
Preceded by	Hubert Auguste Garbit
Succeeded by	Abraham Schrameck
Governor-General of French West Africa
In office 16 September 1919 – 18 March 1923
Preceded by	Charles Désiré Auguste Brunet, (acting)
Succeeded by	Jules Carde
Governor-General of French Indochina
In office 9 August 1923 – 23 April 1925
Preceded by	François Marius Baudouin (acting)
Succeeded by	Maurice Monguillot
Personal details
Born	(1860-01-20)20 January 1860 Paris, France
Died	8 May 1935(1935-05-08) (aged 75) Paris, France
Occupation	Colonial administrator

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