Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière

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Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière (b April 18, 1685 – d March 17, 1752) was appointed governor general of New France on March 1, 1746, a position he held until his death. As govenor general he was considered to be a good administrator if not the bravest of men in the political and economic upheavals ot the time. The opposite was true of his naval career where his twenty-nine campaigns and nine combats showed a man of great courage.

It is widely believed that La Jonquière himself was involved in parts of the monopoly which governed the fur trade at the time. His position should have caused him to abstain from that type of activity. He did use his considerable military skills to build up the military strength of New France in the face of an increasing British threat.