Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay (November 8, 1809 – September 10, 1886) was a political figure in

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and a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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in 1809, the son of

Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay (December 14, 1785 – August 17, 1838) was a Canadians, Canadian Officer (armed forces), officer, Seigneurial system of New France, seigneur, and justice of the peace. He was the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesna ...

and Charlotte-Hermine-Louise-Catherine d'Irumberry de Salaberry, who was the daughter of

Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry (4 July 1752 – 22 March 1828) was the son of Michel de Sallaberry and the first member of the family to develop permanent roots in Canada. He had stayed on when his parents returned to Fran ...

. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1832, but never practised. He inherited the

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of Fossambault and Gaudarville when his father died in 1838. He served as deputy adjutant-general in the

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militia from 1839 to 1842 and was later a lieutenant-colonel in the Portneuf militia. In 1848, he was elected to the

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representing Portneuf. He was elected to the Legislative Council for La Salle division in 1858 and served until

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, when he was appointed to the Canadian Senate. His name is recorded there as Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay. He resigned in 1871. He died in Quebec City in 1886.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duchesnay, Antoine 1809 births 1886 deaths Politicians from Quebec City Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Canadian senators from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Canadian people of Basque descent