Joseph Viger (February 13, 1739 – November 17, 1803) was a businessman and political figure in
Lower Canada
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He was born Joseph-René Viger in
Montreal
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in 1739, the son of Jacques Viger, a shoemaker. He became a lumber merchant at Rivière-des-Prairies near Montreal and then at
L'Assomption
L'Assomption () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area.
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. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in
Leinster County in 1796.
Viger died at
Saint-Sulpice in 1803.
His brothers,
Denis
Denis may refer to:
People
* Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris
* Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure
* Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary
* Denis the Carthusian (1402–14 ...
and
Jacques, also served in the legislative assembly. His nephew,
Jacques Viger, later became the first mayor of Montreal.
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1739 births
1803 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Papineau-Viger-Cherrier families
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