Charles (II) le Moyne de

Longueuil Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie, Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the South Shore (Montreal), south shore o ...

, Baron de Longueuil (; December 10, 1656 – June 7, 1729) was the first native-born

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to be made Baron in

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. Charles le Moyne de Longueuil was the eldest son of

Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (; 2 August 1626 – February 1685),: gives dates (1 August 1626; d. at Ville-Marie, 1683) and mentions names/actions of several sons. was a French officer and merchant who was a prominent fi ...

and spent his childhood in France as a page to one of Governor Frontenac's relatives. He was a military officer and governor of

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

. He was appointed governor of

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in 1724. When the

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, Vaudreuil died in 1725, Longueuil was made responsible for the general administration of New France, until a new governor could be appointed. He was disappointed that the position was not given to him, being a natural progression from the governing of Trois-Rivieres. and later of Montreal, and, for a time, acting administrator of New France. During his life he owned 10

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s.Trudel, Marcel (1960). ''L 'esclavage au Canada français.'' Les presses universitaires Laval, p. 139.

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* 1656 births 1729 deaths Barons of Longueuil People of New France Governors of Montreal Le Moyne family 18th-century Canadian politicians French slave owners {{Quebec-bio-stub

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