Étienne Le Blanc (1759 – July 11, 1831) was a merchant,
seigneur and political figure in
Lower Canada. He represented
Saint-Maurice in the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1814 to 1816.
He was born in
Champlain, Quebec
Champlain is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality and the administrative region the Mauricie, on the north shore of St. Lawrence River. Champlain is also part of the metrop ...
, the son of Jean-Jacques Le Blanc and Marie Héon,
Acadian
The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...
exiles. In 1796, he married Josette Richerville. In 1801, he moved to
Trois-Rivières. Le Blanc was a
justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
and a commissioner for the relief of the insane and foundlings. He acquired much property, including the seigneury of Dutort and part of the seigneury of Champlain, as well as land in Godefroy and Roquetaillade seigneuries and in Trois-Rivières. Le Blanc died in Trois-Rivières.
His son
Ovide Le Blanc was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
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1759 births
1831 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Canadian justices of the peace