Jacques Raudot

Jacques Raudot (1638 - 20 February 1728, Paris) was the co-Intendant of New France between 1705 and 1710 with his son Antoine-Denis Raudot.

[1] In 1709 Raudot issued an ordinance to clarify whether individuals could legally own slaves, in New France.

[2] According to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Raudot "legalized the enslavement of Negroes and Pawnees."

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