Vincent de Rochemore

Vincent Gaspard Pierre de Rochemore (c. 1726–1763) was a French nobleman from Languedoc who entered the military as a career. In the mid-18th century, he was appointed as a colonial official in French Louisiana, where he served as the Commissary-General of the Marine and Ordonnateur of Louisiana. He is chiefly known for his bitter conflict with the Chevalier de Kerlerec, the colonial governor from 1753 to 1763, who ordered him recalled to France. Rochemore was imprisoned for a time, but he was able to get support for his side of their dispute and succeeded in having Kerlerec recalled. The former governor was sent into exile.