Zénon Trudeau (1748–1813) was a soldier, planter, and administrator who served as lieutenant governor of Upper Louisiana, New Spain, between 1792 and 1799.
Born in New Orleans, Trudeau joined the Spanish Army in his youth, a place where he excelled, attaining the rank of captain of the Regiment of Infantry[1] and lieutenant colonel.
[2] In 1792, Zénon Trudeau was appointed Lieutenant-governor of Upper Louisiana,[3] a position located in St. Louis.
[4] He commanded the galiot La Flèche in an expedition from Natchez to St. Louis and back in the winter of 1793.
[5] In 1797, he granted lands which would later be part of the state of Missouri to Joseph Conway and his family, and to his friend Daniel Boone and his family (offering him 850 acres).