Louis Chaboillez (October 14, 1766 – July 19, 1813) was a notary and politician in

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. He represented

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East in the

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from 1804 to 1808. He owned much real estate in Montreal and

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is named for him. He was born Joseph-Louis Chaboillez in

, the son of Louis-Joseph Chaboillez and Angélique Baby-Chenneville. He was the nephew of Charles-Jean-Baptiste Chaboillez, who was involved in the

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. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1787 and set up practice in Montreal. In 1789, he married Marguerite Conefroy. He served as a captain in the militia and 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 ...

. After he retired from politics, he returned to practice as a notary. Chaboillez died in Montreal at the age of 46.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaboillez, Louis 1766 births 1813 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Canadian justices of the peace