François-Pierre Bruneau (July 24, 1799 – March 4, 1851) was a lawyer,

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, businessman and political figure in

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. He was born in

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in 1799, the son of François-Xavier Bruneau, and studied at the

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. He studied law with

Louis-Michel Viger Louis-Michel Viger (September 28, 1785 – May 27, 1855) was a Quebec lawyer, businessman, seigneur and political figure. He was born in Montreal in 1785 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël at the same time as his cousin, Louis-Jos ...

, was called to the bar in 1822 and set up practice in Montreal. In 1829, with Henri Desrivières, he purchased the Montarville seigneury. The partners constructed mills and Bruneau established the village of

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River just east of Montreal. It lies on the west flank of Mont Saint-Bruno, one of the Monteregian Hills. The ...

. By 1839, Bruneau had also acquired the Pierreville seigneury. He also established a manufacturing firm, Bruneau Sleighs. In 1841, he was named to the

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. He was named receiver general in December 1847 and served until March 1848. He died at Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville in 1851.

Mont Saint-Bruno Mont Saint-Bruno is part of the Monteregian Hills in southern Quebec, Canada. Its summit stands high and lies east of downtown Montreal. This mountain has a ski resort, a natural area, and an apple orchard. Forests of beech, maple, oak, hickor ...

took its name from Bruneau. His uncle Pierre Bruneau had served in the legislative assembly for Lower Canada.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruneau, Francois-Pierre 1799 births 1851 deaths Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada