▁career ▁were ▁recognized ▁in ▁the ▁appointment ▁as ▁Int endant ▁of ▁New ▁France ▁from ▁ 1 7 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁in ▁New ▁France ▁( now ▁Canada ). ▁He ▁succeeded ▁Michel ▁B ég on ▁de ▁la ▁Pic ard ière ▁in ▁this ▁position . ▁ ▁Dup uy ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁his ▁office ▁in ▁September , ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁but ▁remained ▁only ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Canada . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁compet ent ▁and ▁per cept ive ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁agree ▁with ▁the ▁governor , ▁Beau har no is ▁on ▁most ▁issues . ▁A ▁continued ▁d ish arm ony ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁caused , ▁in ▁large ▁part , ▁the ▁recall ▁of ▁Dup uy . ▁His ▁inf lex ibility ▁and ▁in ada pt ability ▁made ▁him ▁un su itable ▁for ▁the ▁position . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁world ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁regarded ▁and ▁successful . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Biography ▁at ▁the ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Biography ▁Online ▁ ▁Dup uy , ▁Claude - Th omas ▁Dup uy , ▁Claude - Th omas ▁Dup uy , ▁Claude - Th omas ▁Dup uy , ▁Claude - Th omas ▁Dup uy , ▁Claude - Th omas <0x0A> </s> ▁Mag aj i ▁Muham med ▁( 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 – A pril ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁head ed ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁until ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁he ▁res