Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-American politician, Governor of Louisiana (died 1778)

Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial

Final governor-general of New France from 1755-60

Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil was a French Canadian colonial governor of French Canada in North America. Born in Quebec, he was governor of French Louisiana (1743–1753) and in 1755 became the last Governor-General of New France. In 1759 and…

List of colonial governors of Louisiana

This is a list of the colonial governors of Louisiana, from the founding of the first settlement by the French in 1699 to the territory's acquisition by the United States in 1803.

November 22

Day of the year

November 22 is the 326th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 39 days remain until the end of the year.