François-Pierre Bruneau (; July 24, 1799 – March 4, 1851) was a lawyer,

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, businessman and political figure in

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. He was born in

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in 1799, the son of François-Xavier Bruneau, and studied at the

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. He studied law with

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, was called to the bar in 1822 and set up practice in Montreal. In 1829, with Henri Desrivières, he purchased the Montarville seigneury. The partners constructed mills and Bruneau established the village of

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River just east of Montreal. It lies on the west flank of Mont Saint-Bruno, one of the Monteregian Hill ...

. By 1839, Bruneau had also acquired the Pierreville seigneury. He also established a manufacturing firm, Bruneau Sleighs. In 1841, he was named to the

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. He was named receiver general in December 1847 and served until March 1848. He died at Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville in 1851.

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took its name from Bruneau. His uncle Pierre Bruneau had served in the legislative assembly for Lower Canada.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruneau, Francois-Pierre 1799 births 1851 deaths Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada