Through Talon 's influence he obtained the appointment as governor of Montreal from the seigneurs of the island succeeding Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve .
The seigneurs of the island are the Messieurs de Saint - Sulpice .
Through Talon 's influence he obtained the appointment as governor of Montreal from the seigneurs of the island , the Messieurs de Saint - Sulpice , succeeding Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve .