Gilles Hocquart was from France and minor nobility. The family were successful administrators and financiers.

Hocquart was chosen to replace Claude-Thomas Dupuy

Claude-Thomas Dupuy

Claude-Thomas Dupuy was from Paris, France, where he followed the family's path of upward mobility and prepared himself for a career in law. His good fortunes regarding his career were recognized in the appointment as Intendant of New France from 1726 to 1728 in New France...

 as 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...

 because of his background and because he was deemed to be a more compatible choice to work with Governor Charles de Beauharnois

Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois

Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois was a French Naval officer who served as Governor of New France from 1726 to 1746.Charles had two brothers who also impacted the history of New France...

. He held this position from 1729-1748.
He was also Louis XIV's cousin, as well as played an important role in the short time that Esther Brandeau

Esther Brandeau

Esther Brandeau, , was the first Jewish girl to set foot in Canada, or New France, in 1738. She was born c. 1718, probably at Saint-Esprit , in the diocese of Dax....

,said to be the first Jewish female to set foot in Canada, stayed in New France.

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online