Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat

The Marquis of Chasseloup-Laubat
Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat in 1862.
Minister of Marine and the Colonies
In office
24 November 1860 – 20 January 1867
MonarchNapoleon III
Preceded byFerdinand Hamelin
Succeeded byCharles Rigault de Genouilly
Personal details
Born(1805-05-29)29 May 1805
Alessandria, Italy
Died29 March 1873(1873-03-29) (aged 67)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPolitician

Justin Napoléon Samuel Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat, 4th Marquis of Chasseloup-Laubat (29 May 1805, Alessandria, Department of Marengo, French Empire – 29 March 1873, Paris, France) was a French aristocrat and politician who became Minister of the Navy under Napoleon III and was an early advocate of French colonialism.