François-Marie Perrot (; 1644 – 1691) was born in Paris and Seigneur de Sainte-Geneviève.
Biography
He was appointed
governor of Montreal
The governor of Montreal was the highest position in Montreal in the 17th century and the 18th century. Prior to the establishment of the 1663 Sovereign Council, the governor of Montreal was appointed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal. The ...
by a royal commission in 1670 and arrived in
New France
New France (french: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spa ...
that year. Records do show his tenure as 1669–84.
In 1669 he married Madeleine Laguide Meynier, a niece of
Jean Talon, and by her he had six children. Through Talon's influence he obtained the appointment as governor of Montreal from the seigneurs of the island, the Messieurs de Saint-Sulpice, succeeding
Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve.
On October 29, 1672, he was granted the island that now bears his name (
Île Perrot
Île Perrot () is an island west of the island of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island lies between Lake Saint-Louis and Lac des Deux-Montagnes. The island was granted by the Intendant Talo ...
to the west of Montreal Island) as a seignory.
Perrot was the
governor of Acadia from 1684–87. He was replaced by
Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Meneval.
References
External links
Governors of Acadia
1644 births
1691 deaths
Governors of Montreal
17th-century Canadian politicians
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