Nicolas de Gabaret

Gabriel-Jean Nicolas Gabaret de Saint-Sornin
Governor of Grenada
In office
1680–1689
Preceded byJacques de Chambly
Succeeded byLouis Ancelin de Gemostat
Governor of Martinique
In office
1689 – June 1711
Preceded byClaude de Roux de Saint-Laurent
Succeeded byJean-Pierre de Charitte
Governor general of the French Antilles (acting)
In office
17 September 1702 – 4 March 1703
Preceded byCharles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges de Guitaut
Succeeded byCharles-François de Machault de Belmont
Governor general of the French Antilles (acting)
In office
7 January 1709 – 1710
Preceded byCharles-François de Machault de Belmont
Succeeded byRaymond Balthazar Phélypeaux
Governor of Saint-Domingue
In office
24 May 1711 – 25 June 1712
Preceded byLaurent de Valernod
Succeeded byPaul-François de La Grange d'Arquian
Personal details
Born(1641-08-18)18 August 1641
Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime, France
Died25 June 1712(1712-06-25) (aged 70)
OccupationColonial administrator

Gabriel-Jean Nicolas Gabaret de Saint-Sornin (18 August 1641 – 25 June 1712) was a French colonial official who was governor of Grenada in the French West Indies, and then for over twenty years was governor of Martinique. He was deputy to the governor general of the French Antilles, and was twice acting governor general of the French Antilles. In his last year he was governor of Saint-Domingue