Étienne Parent (May 2, 1802 in Beauport,

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– December 22, 1874 in Ottawa) was a

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journalist and government official. He was editor of the newspaper ''

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'' and, as such, supported French Canadian journalism and writing. He was a close friend and supporter of Lord Gosford. From 1825 to 1829 he studied law as a student in the office of Joseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-Réal, and later in that of Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain. For his eventual attacks on the government, he was briefly imprisoned, even though he did not actively join the

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into the

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in 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Saguenay. He resigned his seat a year later on appointment as Clerk of the Executive Council.

Notes

References

* Sebastien Tessier.
Parent, Étienne (1802-1874)
, in ''Les Patriotes de 1837@1838'', May 19, 2001 * Réginald Hamel, John Hare and

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Parent, Étienne
, in ''Dictionnaire des auteurs de langue française en Amérique du Nord'', Éditions Fides, 1989 (online via BAnQ)

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