Louis-Urbain-Aubert de Tourny

French intendant
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IntroFrench intendant
PlacesFrance
wasIntendant
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth16 May 1695, Les Andelys
Death28 November 1760Paris (aged 65 years)
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Biography

Louis-Urbain-Aubert de Tourny (1695, Les Andelys - 1760, Paris) was a French administrator active in 18th century Bordeaux.
At first maître des requêtes, in 1730 he was made intendant to Limoges. In 1743, he became intendant of Guyenne in Bordeaux. He beautified the quays on the Garonne, adding buildings, opening avenues and creating a public garden. He was made conseiller d'État in 1757.

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