Denis-Émery Papineau (December 26, 1819 – January 6, 1899) was a

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and political figure. Papineau was born in 1819 in

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, he was the son of Denis-Benjamin Papineau, who was the joint-premier of the Province of Canada for Eastern Canada from 1846 to 1848. Papineau was schooled at

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, and received his qualification as a notary in 1841, following which he entered into practice in Montreal. In 1843, he became the notary for the city of Montreal. Papineau was one of the founders of ''Revue canadienne'', and the newspapers '' L'Avenir'' and '' Le Pays''. He worked with others to establish the Banque Ville-Marie and became its first president. He was a member of the Montreal Annexation Association, that sought annexation to the

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. He became a vice-president for the organization. Papineau was elected to the

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for Ottawa County in 1858. Papineau worked to establish a notary provincial association and he was its president from 1876 to 1879. In 1899, he died in Montreal (although some sources say 1898). Papineau was buried in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Papineau, Denis-Emery 1819 births 1899 deaths Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Lawyers in Quebec Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Papineau–Viger–Cherrier family