Narcisse Henri Édouard Faucher (April 18, 1844 – April 1, 1897) was a

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author, journalist, army officer, and politician who published books under the name Faucher de Saint-Maurice.

Life

Faucher was born in

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. His father, Narcisse-Constantin Faucher, was a lawyer and the

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of Beaumont, Vincennes, and of Montapeine. His mother was Catherine-Henriette Marcier. He was educated at the

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and at the

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. In 1864, he joined the conflict in Mexico and became a captain in the 4th Mexican sharpshooters. Afterward, he was aide-de-camp to General the Viscount Courtois Roussel d'Hurbal. He served through the war, being in 11 battles, 32 minor engagements, and at the sieges of

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and Satillo; at the latter, he was made prisoner and sentenced to be shot, but was, instead, exchanged. While in Mexico, he met

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. He returned to Canada in 1866, and was for the next fourteen years a clerk of the legislative council of the province of Quebec. In 1874 he began putting more effort into his writing. In 1881 he was elected a representative for Bellechasse to the Quebec legislative assembly as a Conservative; he was reelected in 1886 but defeated in 1890. He was a commissioner in 1881 from the province of Quebec at the third Geographical Congress and Exhibition in Venice, and while in Europe was created a chevalier of the

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for services rendered to France in the Canadian press. He also had been created a knight of the Imperial order of Guadaloupe by Maximilian, and received the medal of the Mexican campaign from Napoleon III. He was editor of ''

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'' (1883-5) then wrote for ''

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'' (1885-6). He contributed largely to the newspaper press in France, Canada, and the United States. He died at Quebec City at the age of 52.

Works

*''De Québec à Mexico'' (1874) *''À la Brunante'' (1874) *''Choses et autres'' (1874) *''De Tribord à bâbord'' (1877) *''À la Veillée'' (1877) *''Deux ans au Mexique'' (1878) *''Relation de ce qui s'est passé lors des fouilles faites par ordre du gouvernement dans une partie des fondations du Collège des jésuites de Québec'' (1879) *''L'abbé C.-H. Laverdière.'' *''Les Îles: Promenades dans le golfe Saint-Laurent'' (1886?) *''En route; sept jours dans les provinces Maritimes'' (1888) *''Loin du pays, souvenirs d'Europe, d'Afrique et d'Amérique'' (1889) *''La question du jour: resterons-nous français?'' (1890)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Maurice, Faucher de 1844 births 1897 deaths Canadian writers in French Knights of the Legion of Honour Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Politicians from Quebec City Writers from Quebec City