Jean Talon
Jean Talon (1625-1694) was a French colonial administrator.
The first Intendant of New France (1665-1672), he attempted to diversify the colony's economy by encouraging agriculture, fishing, lumbering, and industry as well as the traditional fur trade. In 1666 he conducted the first census in North America. While he succeeded in settling some 2,000 people in the colony, many of the industries he initiated failed when he returned to France.
