Bonaventure Panet (July 27, 1765 – March 12, 1846) was a businessman and politician in

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Background

Panet was born in

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in 1765, the son of Pierre Panet, who was a lawyer and a judge, and Marie-Anne Trefflé. He was one of the 17 children born to the family, six of whom died in infancy. He studied at Montreal's Collège Saint-Raphaël. He then moved to Quebec where he set up in business as a merchant at

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. In 1786, he married his cousin Marguerite, the daughter of

Louis Dunière Louis Dunière (May 7, 1723 – May 31, 1806) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Quebec City in 1723, the son of a merchant born in France. He purchased land, managed the seigneury of Bellechasse and was a ...

. He died at L'Assomption in 1846.

Political career

Panet was elected to the

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for Leinster in 1792 and was reelected in 1796. His cousin,

Jean-Antoine Panet Jean-Antoine Panet (June 8, 1751 – May 17, 1815) was a notary, lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Quebec in 1751, the son of Jean-Claude Panet. He served in the militia defending the town of Quebec ...

, was elected as the first speaker for the assembly. His brother Pierre-Louis and father-in-law were also members of the legislative assembly. The former was elected MP for Cornwallis in the same year Panet was elected in his district. Panet was elected again for Leinster in 1809; the assembly was dissolved by Governor

James Henry Craig General Sir James Henry Craig KB (1748 – 12 January 1812) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. Early life and military service Craig came from a Scottish family whose father was a judge of the civil and military cour ...

in 1810 and Panet did not run for elected office again. He served as captain in the militia during the

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and was promoted to major in 1818. Panet was named

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 ...

for Montreal district in 1821 and was also named to various commissions.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Panet, Bonaventure 1765 births 1846 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Canadian justices of the peace