The age of intendant appointments by period, 1640–1789.
Appointment
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Period
N
Mean
s.d.
N
Mean
s.d.
N
Mean
s.d.
N
Mean
s.d.
1640-1690
135
40
11
64
44
12
28
46
11
9
49
15
1691-1740
112
37
9
60
41
6
31
48
8
10
53
6
1741-1789
125
37
8
57
42
10
23
42
7
7
47
7
All
372
38
10
181
42
10
82
46
9
26
50
10
Appointment
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Period
N
Mean
s.d.
N
Mean
s.d.
N
Mean
s.d.
N
Mean
s.d.
1640-1690
135
40
11
64
44
12
28
46
11
9
49
15
1691-1740
112
37
9
60
41
6
31
48
8
10
53
6
1741-1789
125
37
8
57
42
10
23
42
7
7
47
7
All
372
38
10
181
42
10
82
46
9
26
50
10
Notes: Periods are grouped approximately by 50 years. S.d. denotes standard deviation. The fifth and sixth appointments are omitted as they have eight and three observations, respectively.