Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry
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Gabriel Taschereau, seigneur de Baudry (March 15, 1673 – April 22, 1755) was a French administrator.
Born in Tours
, he was the son of Jean Taschereau de Baudry, who had served as mayor of Tours between 1678-1682, and his wife Nicole Françoise Collin. Following in the footsteps of his father, Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry served as mayor of Tours around 1710.
On July 1, 1720, he was appointed Lieutenant General of Police of Paris
, i.e. head of the Paris Police
. While in office, he issued the decree of 1720 for the security of the inhabitants of Paris. He also instituted the Certificate of Conduct for servants.
He left the Lieutenancy General of Police of Paris on April 26, 1722, and was appointed Intendant of Finances, with entry in the Royal Council of Finances. In 1740 he was made conseiller d'État
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Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry was married to Philippe Taboureau des Réaux. He died in Paris in 1755 at the age of 82.
Born in Tours
Tours
Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...
, he was the son of Jean Taschereau de Baudry, who had served as mayor of Tours between 1678-1682, and his wife Nicole Françoise Collin. Following in the footsteps of his father, Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry served as mayor of Tours around 1710.
On July 1, 1720, he was appointed Lieutenant General of Police of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, i.e. head of the Paris Police
Prefecture of Police
The Prefecture of Police , headed by the Prefect of Police , is an agency of the Government of France which provides the police force for the city of Paris and the surrounding three suburban départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne...
. While in office, he issued the decree of 1720 for the security of the inhabitants of Paris. He also instituted the Certificate of Conduct for servants.
He left the Lieutenancy General of Police of Paris on April 26, 1722, and was appointed Intendant of Finances, with entry in the Royal Council of Finances. In 1740 he was made conseiller d'État
Conseiller d'État
A French Councillor of State is a high-level government official of administrative law in the Council of State of France.-Under the Old Regime:...
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Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry was married to Philippe Taboureau des Réaux. He died in Paris in 1755 at the age of 82.