deaths
November 18, 1797
Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder and merchant (born 1719)
Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat
Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat was a prominent shipbuilder and merchant of the port of Bordeaux in the late 18th century. His son, André-Daniel Laffon de Ladebat, succeeded him, and later became involved in politics. In 1789, he participated in the French Revolution.