Pierre-Louis Panet (August 1, 1761 – December 2, 1812) was a Canadian lawyer,

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, judge and political figure in

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. He was born in

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in 1761, the son of Pierre Panet, a lawyer. Panet qualified to practice as a lawyer in 1779 and as a notary in 1780. He practiced as a notary at Montreal from 1781 to 1783 and at

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from 1783 to 1785. In 1781, he purchased the seigneury of Argenteuil. In 1783, he was named

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clerk for the Court of Common Pleas in Quebec district. In 1785, he was appointed clerk in the Prerogative Court. Panet was elected to the

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for Cornwallis in 1792 and was elected in Montreal East in 1800. In 1794, he was named clerk for the Court of King's Bench in Quebec District. He was named judge in the same court for Montreal district in 1795. He sold his property at Argenteuil in 1800 and bought the seigneuries of Ailleboust and Ramezay. In 1801, Panet became an honorary member of the Executive Council serving as judge and executive councillor until his death. He died of a

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at Montreal in 1812 was entombed at the

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in Montreal. In 1781, he married Marie-Anne, the daughter of

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. His brother

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also served in the legislative assembly. His cousin,

Jean-Antoine Panet Jean-Antoine Panet (June 8, 1751 – May 17, 1815) was a notary, lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Quebec in 1751, the son of Jean-Claude Panet. He served in the militia defending the town of Quebec ...

, served as speaker of the assembly. His daughter Charlotte-Mélanie Panet (1794–1872) and her husband, Marc-Antoine-Louis Lévesque (1782–1833), were instrumental in the formation of Sainte-Mélanie, a town within the Ailleboust Seignory. His daughter married Upper and Lower Canada politician

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Panet, Pierre-Louis 1761 births 1812 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Canadian notaries Lower Canada judges Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery