Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood (April 23, 1825 – August 6, 1891) was a

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lawyer and political figure. He represented Vaudreuil in the

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from 1867 to 1871. He was born in

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in 1825, the son of Robert Unwin Harwood and Marie-Louise-Josephte, the daughter of Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbiniere, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He was co

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of Vaudreuil, inherited by his mother, Marie-Louise-Josephte Chartier de Lotbinière. He served as secretary for the Vaudreuil Railway Company which his father had helped establish. Harwood also served as captain in the local militia, later becoming lieutenant-colonel. In 1863, he was elected to the

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for Vaudreuil. After

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, he represented the same riding in the Quebec legislative assembly. He died at Montreal in 1891. He was married to Angelique Lefebvre de Bellefeuille, daughter of Eustache Antoine de Bellefeuille,

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of Bellefeuille, Quebec and Adjutant-General of the Quebec Militia, by his wife, Maragaret McGillis, daughter of Duncan McGillis (1754–1838), Senior Partner of the

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. They died without children. His brothers, Henry Stanislas and Robert William, were members of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a first cousin of Sir

Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, (December 5, 1829 – November 16, 1908) lawyer, businessman and politician served as the fourth premier of Quebec, a Canadian cabinet, federal Cabinet minister, and the List of lieutenant governors of ...

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and

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Lt.Colonel Antoine Chartier de Lotbiniere Harwood, 1870
McCord Museum {{DEFAULTSORT:Harwood, Antoine Chartier De Lotbiniere 1825 births 1891 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Politicians from Montreal 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec