Hubert-Charron Cabana (14 June 1838 – 9 June 1901) was a

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lawyer,

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, and office holder. Born in Verchères,

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, Cabana was one of the first French-Canadian lawyers in

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. He founded the first French-language newspaper in that city, called ''Le Pionnier de Sherbrooke'', and became its first francophone

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. He was appointed consulting counsel on 26 June 1883 and elected Bâtonnierof Saint-François district in May 1884. He died in Sherbrooke on June 9, 1901.

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* Francophone Quebec people 1838 births 1901 deaths Lawyers in Quebec People from Verchères, Quebec {{Quebec-bio-stub