Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (1721-1797), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (1721-1797)

Canadian politician (1721-1797)

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1721

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1797

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (July 20, 1721 – December 11, 1797), his first name was also sometimes written Joseph-Gaspard.
He was a military engineer and a political figure in Lower Canada.
During the Seven Years' War he proved himself to be an outstanding officer and was one of only a few colonial officers held in high esteem by the Marquis de Montcalm.
In recognition of his military service, in 1759 he was made a Chevalier of the Order of Saint Louis.
In 1763, after the British Conquest of New France, he and his wife, Louise Martel de Brouage, were the first French Canadian couple to be presented to the English Court, drawing the compliment from King George III that if all Canadian ladies resembled Mme de Léry, then he had "indeed made a conquest".