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Moïse Plante
Moïse Plante (1830 – March 18, 1892) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois (provincial electoral district), Beauharnois in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1892 as a Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Conservative member. He was the son of Arthur Plante. Plante served as mayor of Valleyfield, Quebec, Valleyfield from 1875 to 1878 and from 1880 to 1889. He married Hermine Bergevin. Plante was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1892 but died at Valleyfield without ever taking his seat. His son Arthur Plante, Arthur and his nephews Célestin Bergevin and Achille Bergevin were also elected to represent Beauharnois in the Quebec assembly. References * 1830 births 1892 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Mayors of places in Quebec People from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield {{Quebec-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished. Both were initially created by the Constitution Act, 1867. It was the Union Nationale government of Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand that passed the "Bill 90" legislation to abolish the upper house, but earlier attempts had been made by earlier governments. The presiding officer of the Assembly was known in French as ''orateur'', a literal translation of the English term, ''speaker''. When the Assembly was renamed so too was the title of its presiding officer, becoming known as the President. Today, Quebec has a unicameral legislature, whose single house is the National Assembly. The large chamber that housed the assembly is also known as ''le salon bleu'' (the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |