François Legendre (1763 – February 4, 1853) was a surveyor,

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and political figure in

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. His name sometimes appears as François d'Assise; his surname also appears as Le Gendre. He was born at Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière in 1763 and studied at the

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. He apprenticed as a surveyor with

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, qualified to practice in 1792 and set up practice at Gentilly. In 1804, he was elected to the

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for Buckingham; he was reelected in 1809 and 1810. He married Marie-Anne, the daughter of seigneur Louis Proulx, in 1810. Legendre served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia during the

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. He was named justice of the peace in 1820 and he served as commissioner for several public works projects in the region. In 1828, he received the seigneuries of La Lussodière and Saint-François from his father-in-law. He died at Gentilly in 1853. His brother

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also represented Buckingham in the legislative assembly. His son François-Félix also became a surveyor and married Marie-Reine, the daughter of

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; their son Napoléon Legendre became a lawyer, journalist and author.

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''Les députés des Trois-Rivières 1742-1808'', Surveyer & Audet (1933)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Legendre, Francois 1763 births 1853 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada People from Centre-du-Québec