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1st Parliament Of Lower Canada
The 1st Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 17, 1792, to May 31, 1796. Elections for the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop .... References External links ''Les députés au premier Parlement du Bas-Canada (1792-1796)'', F-J Audet (1946) [...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] |
Louis Dunière
Louis Dunière (May 7, 1723 – May 31, 1806) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Quebec City in 1723, the son of a merchant born in France. He purchased land, managed the seigneury of Bellechasse and was also involved in the grain trade. Dunière was named a captain in the local militia in 1775 and took part in the defense of the town against the Americans. He was granted fishing rights off the coast of Labrador to take cod, salmon and seals. He acquired a warehouse and wharf at Quebec and was also involved for a short time in shipbuilding. He helped found the Agriculture Society of the District of Quebec in 1789. Like others in the colony, Dunière lobbied the British authorities for representative government. In 1792, he was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Hertford. Dunière proposed Jean-Antoine Panet Jean-Antoine Panet (June 8, 1751 – May 17, 1815) was a notary, lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Richardson (d
John Richardson may refer to: Academia *John Richardson (translator) (1564–1625), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1615–1625 *John Richardson (orientalist) (1740/1–1795), Oxford editor of ''A Dictionary; Persian, Arabic and English'', 1777 *John Richardson (philosopher) (born 1951), professor of philosophy at New York University * John M. Richardson (professor) (born 1938), American university professor, system dynamics and Sri Lanka scholar *John V. Richardson Jr., American professor of information studies *John Henry Richardson (1890–1970), British economics professor *John T. Richardson (1923–2022), American academic administrator and priest at DePaul University Arts *John Richardson (1766–1836), actor who founded the travelling Richardson's Theatre in 1798 *John Richardson (actor) (1934–2021), English actor *John Richardson (art historian) (1924–2019), art historian, Picasso biographer *John Richardson (author) (1796–1852), Canadian novelist *John Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Frobisher
The Hon. Joseph Frobisher (April 15, 1748 – September 12, 1810) M.P., J.P., was one of Montreal's most important fur traders. He was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada and was a seigneur with estates totalling 57,000 acres. He was a founding member of the North West Company and the Beaver Club, of which he was chairman. From 1792, his country seat, Beaver Hall, became a centre of Montreal society. Early life Joseph Frobisher was born at Halifax, Yorkshire in 1748. He was the third of five sons born to Joseph Frobisher (1710–1763) and Rachel Hargreaves (1718–1790). The Frobishers were an old Yorkshire family descended from Richard Frobysher of Altofts and Thorne, a first cousin of Sir Martin Frobisher. Joseph's eldest two brothers, Benjamin and Thomas (1744-1788), came to Quebec soon after the British Conquest of New France to enter the fur trade, and Joseph joined them in 1769. They put to use the small capital they had between them to set up a fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Walker (Canadian Judge)
James Walker (1756 – January 31, 1800) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. He was probably born in England and later came to Quebec City. Walker took part in the defence of the town against an invasion by the Americans in 1775–6. Soon afterwards, he moved to Montreal and he was admitted to the bar there in 1777. He was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Montreal County in 1792. In 1794, he was named judge in the Court of Common Pleas for Montreal, Quebec and Trois-Rivières districts. Later that year, Walker was named to the Court of King's Bench at Montreal. He died in Montreal in 1800. His daughter Juliana married James Sutherland Rudd, an Anglican priest at William-Henry, and, after Rudd's death, married Jean-Marie Mondelet, a Montreal notary and member of the legislative assembly. Walker's brother Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Papineau
Joseph Papineau (October 16, 1752 – July 8, 1841) was a civil law notary, notary, seigneurial system of New France, seigneur, and political figure in Lower Canada. Between 1773 and 1775, he worked as a surveyor. Papineau was also a horticulturalist whose estate home at Montebello, Quebec, Montebello is a tourist attraction to this day in the province of Québec, Canada. His own contributions to the culture and history of this particular province are recognized to this day with streets, squares, and monuments being dedicated to his memory. A historical marker is located at his former house on Rue Bonsecours in Ville-Marie, Montreal, Ville-Marie. The marker text states: "Joseph Papineau (1752 - 1841), notary and deputy, lived in this house. His son Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871), lawyer, statesman and leader of the uprising of 1837, also lived there as well as his descendants." Joseph Papineau was the father of Louis-Joseph Papineau who had the great distinction of being a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal County, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonaventure Panet
Bonaventure Panet (July 27, 1765 – March 12, 1846) was a businessman and politician in Lower Canada. Background Panet was born in Montreal in 1765, the son of Pierre Panet, who was a lawyer and a judge, and Marie-Anne Trefflé. He was one of the 17 children born to the family, six of whom died in infancy. He studied at Montreal's Collège Saint-Raphaël. He then moved to Quebec where he set up in business as a merchant at L'Assomption. In 1786, he married his cousin Marguerite, the daughter of Louis Dunière. He died at L'Assomption in 1846. Political career Panet was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Leinster in 1792 and was reelected in 1796. His cousin, Jean-Antoine Panet, was elected as the first speaker for the assembly. His brother Pierre-Louis and father-in-law were also members of the legislative assembly. The former was elected MP for Cornwallis in the same year Panet was elected in his district. Panet was elected again for Leinster in 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McBeath
George McBeath (c. 1740 – December 3, 1812) was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Scotland around 1740 and came to Quebec around 1760. McBeath entered the fur trade in 1765, travelling to the Lake Superior region. In 1772, he became part of a company based at Michilimackinac. He became partners with Simon McTavish and then went into business on his own. With Peter Pond and others, McBeath purchased shares in the North West Company, which he held until 1787. He settled at L'Assomption in 1785. He was one of the founders of the Beaver Club at Montreal. McBeath was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in a 1793 by-election held after the death of François-Antoine Larocque François-Antoine Larocque (August 19, 1784 – May 1, 1869) was a Québécois businessman involved in the fur trade. He was born in L'Assomption in 1784, the son of François-Antoine Larocque, and studied at the Collège de Montréal. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Legras Pierreville
Pierre Legras Pierreville (1738 – July 22, 1810) was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born Pierre Legras at Montreal in 1738, the son of a merchant there. He became a merchant at Saint-François-du-Lac. He inherited the seigneury of Pierreville from his father in 1768, added Pierreville to his name and soon afterwards settled at Boucherville. In 1779, he married Charlotte, daughter of seigneur René Boucher de La Bruère. Pierreville served in the militia, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1802. He was a commissioner for a census held in 1784 and was named justice of the peace for Montreal district in 1799. Pierreville was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada The 1st Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 17, 1792, to May 31, 1796. Elections for the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: ... for Kent County (later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Boileau (politician)
René Boileau (October 26, 1754 – July 11, 1831) was a political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Chambly in 1754. He was a trader there. He served as a major in the local militia during the American Revolution. Boileau was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada The 1st Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 17, 1792, to May 31, 1796. Elections for the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: ... for Kent. He was named justice of the peace for Montreal district in 1799. Boileau was part of a committee formed in Kent County to oppose the union of Upper and Lower Canada proposed in 1822. He died at Chambly in 1831 after having been ill for several months. His daughter Emmélie married Timothée Kimber, a physician and one of the Patriote leaders in Chambly County. His daughter Sophie married Joseph-Toussaint Drolet, who also later served in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
