Special Council Of Lower Canada

	Special Council Of Lower Canada The Special Council of Lower Canada was an appointed body which administered Lower Canada until the Union Act of 1840 created the Province of Canada. Following the Lower Canada Rebellion, on March 27, 1838, the Constitutional Act of 1791 was suspended and both the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council were dissolved. The Act of Union united Upper and Lower Canada into a single province with a single parliament, consisting of an upper and lower house. Upon the first meeting of this parliament, the Special Council was dissolved. In November 1839, the Special Council approved proposals made by Governor Sydenham for the union of the two Canadas. There were three Special Councils: * the first, consisting of 24 members, was appointed by the acting Governor General, Sir John Colborne, and served from April 2, 1838 to June 1, 1838, when its members were dismissed by the newly arrived Governor General, Lord Durham within a week of his arrival in Canada. * the second, appointed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Parliament Of Lower Canada The Parliament of Lower Canada was the legislature for Lower Canada. It was created when the old Province of Quebec was split into Lower Canada and Upper Canada in 1791. As in other Westminster-style legislatures, it consisted of three components: The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, represented by the Governor General of the Canadas (the Queen-in-Parliament) The Legislative Council of Lower Canada (the upper house) The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada (the lower house) As a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837, the Parliament of Lower Canada was dissolved and temporarily replaced by the Special Council of Lower Canada. Following the Lord Durham's 1839 Report to the British Government, Lower Canada was joined with Upper Canada to create the Province of Canada, and the Parliament of the Province of Canada The Parliament of the Province of Canada was the legislature for the Province of Canada, made up of the two regions of Canada West (for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marc-Pascal De Sales Laterrière Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière (March 25, 1792 – March 29, 1872) was a Quebec doctor, seigneur and political figure. He was born in Baie-du-Febvre, Lower Canada in 1792, the son of Pierre de Sales Laterrière who became the seigneur of Les Éboulements. Laterrière studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and went on to study medicine in Philadelphia. He served as surgeon with the militia during the War of 1812 and set up practice in Lower Town, Quebec City until 1816. Laterrière then returned to Les Éboulements to take on his responsibilities as seigneur. He married Eulalie-Antoinette, the daughter of merchant Claude Dénéchau. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1824 to 1830 and then Saguenay County from 1830 until 1832, when he was appointed to the Legislative Council. In 1838, he was named to the Special Council that governed Lower Canada after the Rebellions of 1837. He opposed union with Upper Canada but, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paul Holland Knowlton Paul Holland Knowlton (September 17, 1787 – August 28, 1863) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was born in Newfane, Vermont in 1787, the son of Silas Knowlton (1764-1844) and Lucinda Holbrook, and the grandson of Luke Knowlton. He came to Lower Canada in 1798 with his family. After his mother died two years later, he went back to Newfane to live with his grandparents and complete his schooling. In 1807, he moved back to Stukely Township in Lower Canada. Knowlton settled on Brome Lake in Brome Township where he established a farm, general store and distillery. In 1830, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Shefford County. Knowlton voted against the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He helped set up the Shefford County Agricultural Society and served as president. In 1834, he set up a sawmill in a new location and added a store and gristmill; this was to become the site of a new settlement called Coldbrook, later known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Étienne Mayrand Étienne Mayrand (September 3, 1776 – January 22, 1872) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was born in Montreal in 1776 and went on to work in the fur trade with the North West Company. He established a business in grain and hay at Rivière-du-Loup (later Louiseville in Maskinongé County), also expanding into real estate and money lending. Mayrand served in the militia as an officer during the War of 1812, becoming captain and, in 1846, major. He also held several posts as commissioner in Lower Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Saint-Maurice County in 1816. Mayrand served as a member of the Special Council which governed the province following the Lower Canada Rebellion and was named to the 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Molson Jr John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph-Édouard Faribault Joseph-Édouard Faribault (May 4, 1773 – August 3, 1859) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Leinster in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1809. He was born in Berthier-en-Haut, the son of Barthélemy Faribault, a notary, and Catherine-Antoine Véronneau. Faribault worked in his father's office as a clerk and was commissioned as a notary in 1791. He first set up practice in Berthier-en-Haut but soon afterwards moved to L'Assomption. He was married twice: first, in 1794, to Marie-Anne-Élisabeth Poudret and then to Geneviève Fauteux, the widow of Norbert Éno, in 1845. Faribault invested in real estate and built and operated sawmills and flour mills. He also served as administrator and agent for the seigneury of Lavaltrie. His daughter Aurélie inherited parts of the seigneuries of L'Assomption and Repentigny from her two husbands, Charles Saint-Ours and Louis-Michel Viger. Faribault was a member of the special council th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Walker (Quebec Merchant) William Walker (c. 1790 – May 18, 1863) was a merchant in Lower Canada who served on the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada. He was born in Scotland, and arrived in Lower Canada in 1815. He was the agent in Quebec City of the Montreal firm Forsyth, Richardson and Company. In 1821, he went into business with James Bell Forsyth to form Forsyth, Walker and Company, associated with the Montreal company. The company operated until 1836, working in shipping, insurance, real estate speculation and acting as the exclusive agent of the East India Company. He was named an administrator of the Quebec City Trinity House in 1824 and was deputy master in 1827. He was president of the Chamber of Commerce of Quebec City from 1841 to 1848. In 1849 and 1850 he was president of the Quebec City branch of the Bank of Montreal. He also headed two insurance companies, a natural gas company, and a railroad. He was chancellor of Bishop's College in Lennoxville, Quebec. From 1838 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain (December 28, 1800 – February 29, 1848) was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Rivière-Ouelle in Lower Canada in 1800, the son of merchant Pierre Casgrain, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal, Petit Séminaire de Québec and the Séminaire de Nicolet. He articled in law with Louis Moquin at Quebec City and was called to the bar in 1824. In the same year, he married Eliza Anne, the daughter of James Baby who was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada. Casgrain first set up practice at Quebec and then moved back to Rivière-Ouelle in 1827. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Kamouraska in 1830; he did not support the Ninety-Two Resolutions. Casgrain served on the Special Council which administered the province after the Lower Canada Rebellion. In 1846, he was named deputy commissioner of public works at Montreal. He died at Montreal in 1848 and was buried at Rivière-Ouelle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Plenderleath Christie William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jules-Maurice Quesnel Jules-Maurice Quesnel (October 25, 1786 – May 20, 1842) was a fur trader, member of the Beaver Club, businessman and political figure in Canada East. He was born Julien-Maurice Quesnel in Montreal in 1786, the son of Joseph Quesnel, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He joined the North West Company as a clerk and assisted David Thompson in his explorations in 1805 and 1806. He travelled with Simon Fraser on his exploration of the Fraser River in 1808. The Quesnel River, Quesnel Lake, the town of Quesnel, British Columbia, and École Jules Quesnel Elementary in Vancouver, British Columbia are named after him. In 1811, he returned east and served in the Montreal militia during the War of 1812, reaching the rank of lieutenant. He then moved to Kingston and later York as a merchant, finally settling in Montreal. With a partner, John Spread Baldwin, he became involved in the buying and selling of goods, including the export of timber and flour and owned shares in ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Samuel Gerrard Samuel Gerrard (1767 – March 24, 1857) was a Canadian fur trader, businessman, militia officer, justice of the peace, politician, and seigneur. He was the second president of the Bank of Montreal. From 1838 to 1841, he was a member of the Special Council of Lower Canada. In 1841, he acquired the seigneuries of Lanaudière and Carufel. Gerrard was born in Ireland at Gibbstown House, County Meath. The Gerrards were a prosperous Anglo-Irish family who had held Gibbstown, an estate of some 1,270 acres, since the mid 17th century, and previous to that were seated at nearby Clongill Castle. Samuel was probably a grandson of the Samuel Gerrard of Gibbstown who was a friend of Jonathan Swift and visited London and Bath in 1740. Samuel was probably a younger brother of the John Gerrard (d.1838) who was High Sheriff of Meath in 1818. By 1785, at the age of eighteen, Samuel Gerrard was established at Montreal as a merchant concerned with the fur trade The fur trade is a worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amable Dionne Amable Dionne (November 30, 1782 – May 2, 1852) was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was born in Kamouraska in 1782 and grew up there. He became a clerk for Pierre Casgrain, a merchant at Rivière-Ouelle, and, in 1811, was made a partner in the business. In the same year, he married Catherine Perreault, the niece and daughter by adoption of the local seigneur, Jacques-Nicolas Perrault. In 1818, he established his own business. Dionne served in the local militia, reaching the rank of major. He purchased the seigneuries of La Pocatière and Grande-Anse during the 1830s. In 1830, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Kamouraska; he was reelected in 1834. He supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions but did not support the rebellion that followed. Dionne was named to the Legislative Council in 1837 and then served as a member of the Special Council after the suspension of the constitution. In 1842, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]