Claude de Ramezay

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Ramezay, Claude de
Claude de Ramezay, officer, acting governor of NEW FRANCE (b at La Gesse, France 15 June 1659; d at Québec C 31 July 1724). An officer in the TROUPES DE LA MARINE, he arrived in Canada in 1685. He served as governor of Trois-Rivières 1690-99, as commander of the Canadian troops 1699-1704, and as governor of Montréal 1704-24 (except for the period 1714-16 when he was acting governor of the colony during VAUDREUIL's absence). During much of this time he was also involved in the FUR TRADE and lumber business. The magnificent Château de Ramezay, which he built in 1705, still stands in Montréal.
Château Ramezay
Château Ramezay
The château that Claude de Ramezay built in 1704-05 is now a historic site in Montréal (Bibliothèque nationale de Québec).

Author MARY MCDOUGALL MAUDE


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Claude de Ramezay
A biography of Claude de Ramezay, esquire and troop commander. From the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

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