René-Édouard Caron (21 October 1800 – 13 December 1876) was a

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politician, judge, and the

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. He was born in

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, the son of

Augustin Caron Augustin Caron (September 15, 1778 – September 4, 1862) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1809 and from 1811 to 1814. He was born in Sa ...

, a well-to-do farmer and Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Lower Canada, and Élizabeth Lessard. He studied

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at the college of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, which prepared him for admittance to the

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, in 1813. After later studying law in André-Rémi Hamel's office, Caron was called to the Quebec Bar in 1826. In 1828, he married Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois, the daughter of Joseph de Blois and Marie-Vénérande Ranvoyzé. In 1833, he was elected as a municipal representative for the Palais district of

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. In 1834, he was elected

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by the city councillors and served until 1836. He was mayor again from 1840 to 1846. He was mayor when

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broke out in 1834 and when a fire nearly destroyed the city in 1845. In 1834, he was elected a Member of the

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for the riding of Upper Town of Quebec. In 1841, he was appointed a member of the

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. He was the Speaker from 1843 to 1847 and again from 1848 to 1853. From 1844 to 1853, he was also in a law partnership with

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. In 1853, he was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal, and in 1855 of the Court of the Queen's Bench. In 1859, he took part in the codification of the civil laws. He remained a judge until 1873 when he was appointed the second Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec. He served until his death in December 1876. He was buried at

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in Sainte-Foy.

Family

He married Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois, daughter of Joseph de Blois and Marie-Vénérande Ranvoyzé, of Quebec, on 16 September 1828, at

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. She died on 25 March 1880, and was buried at cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont, alongside her husband. The couple's son Adolphe-Philippe later became a member of the Canadian House of Commons and cabinet minister. Their daughter Corine married Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, who became Chief Justice of Canada and Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec. Their daughter Marie-Joséphine married Jean-Thomas Taschereau, later a judge in the Supreme Court of Canada, and was the mother of

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, a premier of Quebec. ;Descendants *

(17781862), m. Élizabeth Lessard (17741823) ** René-Édouard Caron (18001876), m. Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois (18291886) ***

Adolphe-Philippe Caron Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron, (24 December 1843 – 20 April 1908) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is now best remembered as the Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald and his role duri ...

(18431908), m. Marie-Clotilde-Alice Baby (18331924) *** Marie-Elmire Corinne Caron, m. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick (18531942) *** Marie-Joséphine Caron (18391915), m. Jean-Thomas Taschereau (18141893) **** Joseph-Édouard Taschereau (18631891), m. Marie-Clara-Amelie Dionne (18651948) **** Louise-Josephine Taschereau (18661959) ****

(18671952), m. Marie-Emma-Adine Dionne (18711952)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caron, Rene-Edouard 1800 births 1876 deaths Judges in Quebec Lieutenant Governors of Quebec Mayors of Quebec City Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Province of Canada judges French Quebecers