Frederick Armand Robicheau (1785 – April 18, 1863 in Corberrie, NS) was a political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840. Simon d'Entremont and Robicheau are believed to be the first

Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...

s elected to a legislative assembly in North America.Frederick Robicheau

Biography

He was the son of Armand Robicheau and Rosalie Bourque. Robicheau settled at Corberrie near Weymouth in

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, where he married Marguerite Melanson. He was named a

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 ...

in 1839. Robicheau ran for reelection in Clare township in 1840 but was defeated by Anselm-François Comeau. His brother Mathurin Robicheau also served in the provincial assembly. Robichaud could express himself well in French, English and Micmac, and was respected among his peers. He accompanied Monsignor Plessis as he made his way through the region in 1815 and was designated Justice of the Peace and Captain of the Militia in his battalion of Clare. Robichaud was named to the post of magistrate. Incidentally, four Robichauds are among the first magistrates of Clare: Frederick Robichaud, Bonaventure Robichaud, Mathurin Robichaud and Zuentic Robichaud. Frederick became the first Acadian Deputy elected to the legislature of Nova Scotia in 1836. On February 24, 1837, Frederic addressed the government requesting that Annapolis County be divided into two distinct counties, Digby and Annapolis. His request was granted. He represented the county of Annapolis until 1840.

References

Calnek, W. A. ''History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia : Including Old Port Royal & Acadia'' (1999)
1785 births 1863 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs People from Digby County, Nova Scotia Politicians of Acadian descent {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub