Paul Becart de Granville et de Fonville

Paul Becart de Granville et de Fonville (January 18, 1695 – March 19, 1754) was an officer in the colonial regular troops and a seigneur.

Becart de Fonville, was the brother of Charles Becart de Granville et de Fonville, a king’s attorney. He entered military service in 1712 and had achieved the rank of captain by April, 1737. In 1733 he had received the seigneury of Ile aux Grues.

In 1743 Paul Becart became commandant of Fort Saint Frederic on Lake Champlain. He replaced Francois-Antoine Pecaudy de Contrecœur. In 1750 he was made a knight of the order of Saint-Louis particularly because of his service at Fort Saint Frederic.