Jean Talon, Count dOrsainville was the first Intendant of New France. Talon was appointed by King Louis XIV and his minister, JeanBaptiste 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.
Jean Talon was born in ChlonsenChampagne to Philippe Talon and Anne Marie de Bury on January 8, 1626. He was baptized on August 1, 1626. His family was related to the Parisian Talons, who held in succession the high office of attorneygeneral of France. After studying at the Jesuits College of Clermont, Talon was employed in a commissariat. His abilities soon became apparent and when he was thirty, he was promoted to the position of Intendant for the province of Hainault. When an Intendant was needed for the task of bringing the dying New France back to life, Colbert, an administrator of France, thought immediately of Jean Talon and recommended him to the king. Talons commission is dated March 23, 1665.
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