1726 in Canada
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Events from the year 1726 in Canada.
Incumbents
- French Monarch: Louis XV<ref>Guéganic (2008), p. 13.</ref>
- British and Irish Monarch: George I<ref name="dnb">Gibbs, G. C. (September 2004; online edn, January 2006) "George I (1660–1727)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Template:Doi. Retrieved 30 July 2007 (subscription required).</ref>
Governors
- Governor General of New France: Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois
- Colonial Governor of Louisiana: Pierre Dugué de Boisbriand
- Governor of Nova Scotia: John Doucett then Lawrence Armstrong
- Governor of Placentia: Samuel Gledhill
Events
- Claude-Thomas Dupuy took up his duties as intendant of New France.
- Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois was appointed as Governor of New France.
- Thomas-Jacques Taschereau arrived in New France (Canada) as a private secretary to the Intendant of New France, Claude-Thomas Dupuy.
Births
- June 24 : Robert Monckton, army officer and colonial administrator (died 1782)
Full date unknown
- Robert Prescott, Governor of Canada (died 1815)
Deaths
- July 27 : Étienne de Carheil, missionary.
Date unknown
- Étienne Jacob, court officer.<ref>Template:Canadabio</ref>
References
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