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Jean Talon. Jean Talon, Count d'Orsainville ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ talɔ̃]; January 8, 1626 – November 23, 1694) was a French colonial administrator who served as the first Intendant of New France. Talon was appointed by King Louis XIV and his minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to serve as the Intendant of Justice, Public Order and ...
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- Intendant of New France
- Count d'Orsainville
- Châlons-en-Champagne
Jan 21, 2008 · Jean Talon was the first intendant of New France, a royal official who oversaw the economy, trade and population of the French colony. He conducted a colonial census, encouraged settlement, and founded a brewery and a family allowance system. He also faced challenges from the king and the minister of finance.
Apr 10, 2024 · November 1694, Paris. Jean Talon, count d’Orsainville (born c. 1625, Châlons-sur-Marne, France—died November 1694, Paris) was a French statesman and the first intendant of New France (Canada), who tried with some success to develop its economy. Talon entered the French military administrative services when he was 28 and, in 1653, became ...
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Jean Talon, Count d'Orsainville was a French colonial administrator who served as the first Intendant of New France. Talon was appointed by King Louis XIV and his minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to serve as the Intendant of Justice, Public Order and Finances in Canada, Acadia and Newfoundland for two terms: 1665 to 1668 and 1670 to 1672.
May 29, 2018 · Jean Talon. Jean Talon (1626-1694), a French intendant of New France, was responsible for implementing his country's policy of colonial development in Canada.. Born at Châlons-sur-Marne in Champagne and baptized on Jan. 8, 1626, Jean Talon entered the royal service in his late 20s, serving as army commissary in Flanders and as intendant of Turenne's army.
TALON, JEAN (called at one time Talon Du Quesnoy ), intendant of New France 1665–68 and 1670–72; b. at Châlons-sur-Marne, in Champagne, where he was baptized 8 Jan. 1626, son of Philippe Talon and Anne de Bury (or Burry, but not Beuvy); d. 24 Nov. 1694 in Paris. According to certain authors the Talons were said to be of Irish origin.
When Jean Talon, the first Intendant of New France, arrived on the shores of modern-day Canada in 1665, he faced many daunting challenges. Yet, over his five-year tenure, the population climbed from 3,200 to 7,600—thanks, in part, to his realization that in order to develop the colony, he would need to better understand it.
