Claude de Beauharnois de Beaumont et de Villechauve (22 September 1674 – 17 January 1738) was a French naval officer from a prominent French family with significant connections to the history of New France

New France

New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...

. A brother, François de Beauharnois

François de Beauharnois de la Chaussaye, Baron de Beauville

François de Beauharnois de la Chaussaye, Baron de Beauville or François de Beauharnais de La Boëche / Boische was a French naval and colonial administrator in France itself and in New France, and a member of the House of Beauharnais.-Family:François de Beauharnais was the son of a lawyer in the...

 was intendant of New France

Intendant of New France

New France was governed by three rulers: the governor, the bishop and the intendant, all appointed by the King, and sent from France. The intendant was responsible for finance, economic development, and the administration of justice . He also presided over the Sovereign Council of New France...

 from 1702 to 1705. Another brother, Charles de Beauharnois served as Governor of New France

Governor of New France

The Governor of New France was the viceroy of the King of France in North America. A French noble, he was appointed to govern the colonies of New France, which included Canada, Acadia and Louisiana. The residence of the Governor was at the Château St-Louis in the capital of Quebec City...

from 1726 to 1746.

Claude de Beauharnois never resided in the colony but three times commanded the ships that restocked the troops in New France.

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online