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Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour (1593–1666) was a Huguenot French colonist and fur trader who served as Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657.
- 1631-45 and 1653-1657
- 1593, France
Charles de La Tour, who must remain something of a controversial figure, was ambitious, confident of his own judgement, and the possessor of great natural ability and determination. He was a born leader with the happy faculty of making friends and of inspiring faith in his integrity.
Jan 21, 2008 · Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour, colonizer, trader, governor of Acadia (b at Champagne, France 1593; d at Cap de Sable, Acadia 1663). La Tour possibly reached Acadia as early as 1606, living there permanently from 1610.
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Mar 20, 2024 · Charles La Tour (born 1593, Champagne, France—died 1666, Fort St. John, Nova Scotia) was a French colonist and fur trader who served as governor of Acadia (region of the North American Atlantic seaboard centred on Nova Scotia) under the French and the English.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
SAINT-ÉTIENNE DE LA TOUR, CHARLES DE, trader and soldier; b. between 1663 and 1668 at Cape Sable in Acadia; d. 1731 at Louisbourg. He was one of five children of the famous Charles de Saint-Étienne* de La Tour and Jeanne Motin* d’Aulnay. Little is known of his early years.
Feb 26, 2024 · Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour was born to parents Nicolas Saint-Étienne de La Tour and Marie Amador De Salazar around 1593 in France. He was a trader, and a Governor of Acadia with a lengthy history in both France and Acadia.
