François Huot (August 23, 1756 – January 29, 1822) was a businessman 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 Pierre-François Huot at Sainte-Foy in 1756, the son of a farmer. He is thought to have been employed as a servant before setting up a shop at

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

. Huot sold fabrics, clothing and other household goods. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Hampshire in 1796 and except for the period 1804 to 1808, when he stood aside to allow

Joseph-Bernard Planté Joseph-Bernard Planté (December 19, 1768 – February 13, 1826) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1768 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled as a notary with Jean- ...

to be elected, served until his death at Quebec City in 1822. He also invested in real estate and served as a director of the Quebec Fire Society. Huot was a share-holder in the Union Company of Quebec, which operated the Union Hotel. He married Françoise Villers, the widow of Jean Bergevin, dit Langevin in 1801, becoming the stepfather of

Charles Langevin Charles Langevin (1789 – March 14, 1869) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Beauport in 1789, the son of Jean Bergevin, dit Langevin and Françoise Villers. After the death of his father, his mother mar ...

, who also represented Hampshire in the legislative assembly. Huot and Villers' son Hector-Simon became a lawyer and also served in the legislative assembly.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huot, Francois 1756 births 1822 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada