Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski (November 21, 1816 – August 4, 1870) was a

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and political figure in

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Life

He was born as Aleksander Edward Kierzkowski in the

Grand Duchy of Poznań The Grand Duchy of Posen (german: Großherzogtum Posen; pl, Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie) was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following th ...

(now in

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) and joined the

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as an officer in an unsuccessful campaign against the Russians in 1830 to 1831. He was the son of the Jakub Filip Kierzkowski polish nobleman and officer and Marianna Garnysz. He moved to France and received a diploma as a civil engineer in Paris. He arrived in Canada in 1842. In 1845, he married Louise-Amélie Debartzch, daughter of Pierre-Dominique Debartzch, and, by marriage, became

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of parts of Saint-François-le-Neuf, Cournoyer, Debartzch, and L'Assomption. He became justice of the peace and was appointed major in the Richilieu militia in 1855. In 1858, he was elected to the Legislative Council for the Montarville division, but he was disqualified in 1861 because the value of the property that he owned was not judged to be adequate. In 1861, he was elected to the 7th Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Verchères; his election was declared invalid in 1863. In 1868, after the death of his first wife, he married Caroline-Virginie, his wife's cousin and the daughter of

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. In 1867, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing St. Hyacinthe; he died while still in office at

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in 1870. He is believed to have returned from a trip to his native country with some Polish soil that was later buried with him.

Electoral record

External links

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Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski fonds, Library and Archives Canada
* 1816 births 1870 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Polish emigrants to Canada Canadian justices of the peace {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub