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15th Parliament Of Lower Canada
The 15th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from March 21, 1835, to March 27, 1838. Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in October 1834. The lower house was dissolved following the Lower Canada Rebellion and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council of Lower Canada, Special Council until the Act of Union 1840, Act of Union in 1840 established a Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, new lower chamber for the Province of Canada. All sessions were held at Quebec City. The 15th Parliament of Lower Canada was elected in 1834. The general election of 1834 allowed voters of Lower Canada to choose 88 deputies, spread over a total of 46 constituencies -- four single member districts (Magantic, Drummond, Montmorency and William-Henry) and 42 2-seat districts. References External links Assemblée nationale du Québec (French) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. The lower house consisted of elected legislative councilors who created bills to be passed up to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada, whose members were appointed by the governor general. Following the Lower Canada Rebellion, the lower house was dissolved on March 27, 1838, and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council. With the Act of Union in 1840, a new lower chamber, the Legislative Assembly of Canada, was created for both Upper and Lower Canada which existed until 1867, when the Legislative Assembly of Quebec was created. Speaker of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada * Jean-Antoine Panet 1792–1794 * Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière 1794–1796 * Jean-Antoine Panet 1797-1814 * Louis-Joseph Papineau 1815–182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Éno
Norbert Éno (September 20, 1793 – October 1, 1841) was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Berthier in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1837 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838. His surname also appears as Esnault and Hénault. He was born in Berthier, the son of Antoine Éno and Marie-Josephte Fauteux. Éno established himself in business at Saint-Cuthbert. He served as captain in the militia, later reaching the rank of major. In 1830, he was named a justice of the peace and, in 1834, a commissioner for the summary trial of small causes. Éno was elected to the assembly in an 1837 by-election held following the death of Jacques Deligny. He died at Saint-Cuthbert at the age of 48. In 1815, Éno married his cousin Geneviève Fauteux. After his death, his widow married Joseph-Édouard Faribault Joseph-Édouard Faribault (May 4, 1773 – August 3, 1859) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Menut
Henry Menut (August 15, 1784 – 1838 or later) was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Drummond in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1836 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838. He was born in Quebec City, the son of Alexandre Menut, a native of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ..., and Marie de Land. In 1818, he married Mabel Root. Menut was elected to the assembly in an 1836 by-election held after a second seat was added to Drummond. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Menut, Henry 1784 births Year of death unknown Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Toomy
Edward Toomy (ca 1809 – December 25, 1859) was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Drummond in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1833 to 1838. His surname also appears as Toomey. Toomy was a merchant in Drummondville, Quebec. He was first elected to the legislative assembly in an 1833 by-election held after Frederick Heriot resigned his seat. He voted for the Ninety-Two Resolutions The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the ''Parti patriote'' of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony. Papineau had b .... Toomy married Catherine Clarke. He was named bailiff for the Superior Court in 1851. He died in Drummondville at the age of 50. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toomy, Edward 1859 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Year of birth uncertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Bouffard
Jean Bouffard (1800 – December 1, 1843) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1838. He was born at Saint-Laurent on Île d'Orléans, the son of Jean Bouffard and Marie Noël. Bouffard apprenticed as a notary at Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon and set up practice there after qualifying to practice in 1830. In 1831, he married Catherine Pepin dit Lachance. He was named school inspector for Dorchester County in 1832 and commissioner for the Court of Minor Causes in 1837. Bouffard was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1832 by-election held after the death of Louis Lagueux. He voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the '' Parti patriote'' of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony. Papineau ha .... He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin
Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin (June 12, 1787 – December 6, 1870) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1834 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838, mainly supporting the parti patriote. He was born in Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon, the son of François Beaudoin and Suzanne Hallé. Beaudoin was an officer in the militia and served during the War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega .... He was married three times: first to Madeleine Fontaine in 1807, then to Geneviève Girard in 1839 and finally to Marguerite Bilodeau in 1853. He died at Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon at the age of 83. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaudoin, Jean-Baptiste 1787 births 1870 deaths Members of the Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Girouard
Jean-Joseph Girouard (November 13, 1794 – September 18, 1855) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Quebec City in 1794, of Acadian descent, and lived with his grandfather, Jean Baillairgé, after his father's death in 1800. When Baillairgé died in 1805, his mother became the housekeeper for a parish priest, who also tutored the children. Girouard trained as a notary, qualified to practice in 1816 and set up practice at Saint-Benoît (later Mirabel). He also served as a volunteer in the militia during the War of 1812 and was named captain in 1821. In 1818, he married Marie-Louise Félix from the village of Saint-Benoît. He resigned his position in the militia after a number of his friends were dismissed as militia officers because of their association with the Patriotes. Girouard was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Deux-Montagnes in an 1831 by-election held after the death of Jacques Labrie and supported Louis-Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Scott (politician)
William Henry Scott (January 13, 1799 – December 18, 1851) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was born in Scotland in 1797 and came to Lower Canada with his family around 1800, growing up in Montreal. He became a merchant at Saint-Eustache and a member of the militia, but was dismissed in 1827 for participating in meetings supporting the Parti patriote. In 1829, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for York County after the death of the previously elected member; he was elected to represent Deux-Montagnes in 1830 and 1834 after York was divided. He supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions but did not support the use of force, which meant that both the government and the Patriotes viewed him as a traitor. He fled but was arrested at Montreal in 1837; he was released in July 1838. In 1844, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Deux-Montagnes; he was reelected in 1848 and 1851. Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Antoine Dorion
Pierre-Antoine Dorion (ca. 1789 – September 12, 1850) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Lower Canada around 1789. He worked as a clerk in a store at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade for Pierre Bureau and then established himself as a lumber merchant there. In 1814, he married Bureau's daughter, Geneviève. Dorion was selected as a school trustee at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade in 1829, later becoming an inspector of schools. In 1830, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Champlain and was reelected in 1834, supporting the Parti Patriote. He was named commissioner for the construction of a bridge over the Sainte-Anne River. Dorion voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions. In 1837, he became a justice of the peace. His term in office ended when the assembly was dissolved during the events leading up to the Lower Canada Rebellion; he did not return to politics afterwards. He died at Drummondville Drummondville is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Trudel
Olivier Trudel (October 25, 1781 – August 19, 1859) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Champlain in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1838. He was born in Batiscan, Quebec, the son of François Trudel and Suzanne Lefebvre. He lived at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan. Trudel supported the Parti patriote and voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He was married twice: to Marguerite Toutant in 1808 and to Marie-Josephte Hamelin in 1853. Trudel died at Saint-Prosper at the age of 77. He was the grandfather of François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel (April 28, 1838 – January 17, 1890) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on April 28, 1838, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Mauricie. Member of the legislature Trudel was elected as a Co ... who later served in the Quebec Legislative Assembly and the Canadian Senate. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trudel, Olivier 1781 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champlain (Lower Canada)
The district of Champlain was established in 1829, under the regime of the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was located in the current Mauricie area and was located northeast of the district of Saint-Maurice on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. Champlain was represented simultaneously by two Members at the . Members for Champlain (1830-1838) Footnotes See also * |
Louis-Michel Viger
Louis-Michel Viger (September 28, 1785 – May 27, 1855) was a Quebec lawyer, businessman, seigneur and political figure. He was born in Montreal in 1785 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël at the same time as his cousin, Louis-Joseph Papineau. He articled in law with his cousin, Denis-Benjamin Viger, was admitted to the bar in 1807 and set up practice in Montreal. Viger was a member of the local militia and served as a lieutenant during the War of 1812. In 1824, he married Marie-Ermine, daughter of Louis Turgeon, seigneur of Beaumont. In 1830, he was elected to represent Chambly in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada as a member of the parti patriote and voted for the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He was elected again in 1834. In 1835, in partnership with Jacob De Witt, he set up La Banque du Peuple to counter the Bank of Montreal's monopoly in the province. Because he had played an important role in protest meetings organized before the Lower Canada Rebelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |