Jacques de Chambly (born 1612,[1] died 1687) was from a French military background and became a seigneur in the New World and a governor of Acadia.
Chambly arrived in New France in 1665 when he was a captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment.
He then took part in the Prouville de Tracy’s expedition against the Iroquois.
In 1672 he received a seigneury on the Richelieu River in present-day Quebec, Canada.
In 1673 he was appointed governor of Acadia, replacing Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine at the capital of Acadia, Fort Pentagouet.