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Jean-Baptiste-Georges Proulx
Jean-Baptiste-Georges Proulx (April 23, 1809 РJanuary 27, 1884) was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for the division of de La Valli̬re in 1860 and served until Confederation. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for de La Valli̬re in 1867 and served until his death in 1884. References 1809 births 1884 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MLCs Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada {{Quebec-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Council Of The Province Of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario. It was created by The Union Act of 1840. The first session of parliament began in Kingston in Canada West in 1841. It succeeded the Legislative Council of Lower Canada and Legislative Council of Upper Canada. The 24 legislative councillors were originally appointed for life. In 1854, the British Parliament authorized their election, and implementing legislation was passed by the Province of Canada in 1856. It was provided that: :* The present appointed councillors would continue to hold their positions until they had vacated them. :* Members were to be elected for eight-year terms from each of 48 divisions (24 in each of Canada East and Canada West). :* The order in which divisions were t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
