Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (November 9, 1840 – June 13, 1898), born in

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, was a

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lawyer and politician who served as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1892 to 1898.

Life

As a lawyer, he defended Ambroise-Dydime Lépine against the charge of murdering

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during the

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of 1869–1870. He served as the fifth

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, federal Cabinet minister, and the seventh lieutenant governor of Quebec. After the 1878 Quebec election, he was the

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. He became premier in 1879 after the fall of the

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. He won the 1881 election, but resigned on July 29, 1882, to seek election to the federal

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. He won a by-election held on August 16, 1882. Chapleau planned to quit politics in 1885 when

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was sentenced to be hanged but decided to stay, fearing it would only inflame the situation. After Riel was hanged, he was attacked by Quebecers who accused him of the death of Riel along with John A. Macdonald. He served as Minister of Justice under prime ministers

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and

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, but declined to serve under John Thompson. He resigned in 1892, and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from December 1892 until January 1898. He died in June of that same year in

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, Quebec. His funeral monument can be seen at the

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Elections as party leader

He won the 1881 election.

Family

On November 25, 1874, he married Marie Louise, daughter of Lieutenant-colonel Charles King of Sherbrooke in the province of Quebec.

Electoral record

Note: popular vote is compared to vote in 1882 general election.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapleau, Joseph-Adolphe 1840 births 1898 deaths Lawyers in Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Canadian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Premiers of Quebec Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Quebec political party leaders Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) People from Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec Lieutenant Governors of Quebec Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery