Jean Dupont | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Martinique | |
| In office 17 September 1635 – 1636 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Dyel du Parquet |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Soldier |
Jean Dupont (or Jacques Du Pont) was the first local governor of Martinique after the island had been taken by French forces under Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc in 1635. Accounts of events are confused, but after some fighting he managed to establish an uneasy peace with the island Caribs, who withdrew to the east of the island. He was returning to report to d'Esnambuc in Saint Christophe when he was shipwrecked, taken captive by the Spanish, and held captive for the next three years.