François Bigot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French government official
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Place of Birth: Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About François Bigot
- François Bigot (French pronunciation: ?[f??~swa bigo]; born Bordeaux, 30 January 1703; died Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 12 January 1778) was a French government official.
- He served as the Financial Commissary on Île Royale (nowadays Cape Breton Island).
- commissary general of the ill-fated Duc d'Anville expedition and finally as the Intendant of New France.
- He was the last official ever to hold the latter position, losing it on the occasion of the conquest of 1760.
- He was subsequently accused of corruption and put on trial in France, and upon conviction was thrown into the Bastille for eleven months.
- Upon his release, Bigot was further sentenced to lifelong banishment.
- However, shortly after the judgement was made, Bigot escaped to Switzerland where he would live until his dying day.
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