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Lafontaine Bellot

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Lafontaine Bellot (Bellot dit Lafontaine) was Governor of Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland from 1664 to 1667.

Bellot was in charge of a small fort and garrison that protected the interests of the French fishery in the area. He was an ineffective governor who misused his power and was recalled in 1667.

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Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Plaisance
1664–1667
Succeeded by
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  • Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Baudry, René (1979) [1966]. "Bellot, Lafontaine". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.