Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière (September 9, 1769 – June 7, 1812) was a

seigneur ''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or ...

and political figure in

Lower Canada The Province of Lower Canada (french: province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1841). It covered the southern portion of the current Province of Quebec an ...

. He was born Charles Tarieu de La Naudière in

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in 1769, the son of seigneur

Charles-François Tarieu de La Naudière Charles-François Tarieu de La Naudière (November 4, 1710 – February 1, 1776) was an officer in the colonial regular troops and seigneur in Lower Canada. He was able to forge a good rapport with the new British and served in the Council for the ...

, and studied at

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. He inherited the seigneury of Saint-Vallier from his father. He was a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment and also served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia during the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

. In 1792, he married Suzanne-Antoinette, the daughter of

Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie (August 13, 1743 – September 10, 1810) was a ''seigneur'' and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1743, the only son of Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie, a seigneur and captain in ...

. Lanaudière was elected to the

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for Warwick in 1796. In 1804, he was elected in Leinster and he was named to the Legislative Council in 1811. He died at Lavaltrie while still in office in 1812. His half-brother Charles-Louis also served on the legislative council. His daughter Charlotte married

Barthélemy Joliette Barthélemy Joliette (September 9, 1789 – June 21, 1850) was a notary, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was a descendant of Louis Jolliet. Early years He was born Barthélemy Jolliet in the pa ...

, and his sister Marie-Anne married François Baby.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarieu de Lanaudiere, Charles-Gaspard Charles-Gaspard 1769 births 1812 deaths Politicians from Quebec City Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Members of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada