François Bigot [SEP] date of death
François Bigot
François Bigot (; born Bordeaux, 30 January 1703; died Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 12 January 1778) was a French government official. He served as the Financial Commissary on Île Royale (nowadays Cape Breton Island). commissary general of the ill-fated Duc d'Anville expedition and finally as the "Intendant" of New France. He was the last official ever to hold the latter position, losing it on the occasion of the conquest of 1760. He was subsequently accused of corruption and put on trial in France
before the winter snows had melted.. Historian Yvon Desloges notes that it was common to move in the spring in the 18th century, citing a 1750 bylaw by Intendant François Bigot. Additionally, Jean-Philippe Warren, a sociologist at Concordia University in Montreal, noted in a 2013 interview for "The New York Times" that French law in the 18th century set May 1 as the starting date for all legal agreements, including leases.
Later, this evolved into a requirement that urban leases begin on May 1 and end