Fran̤ois-Xavier Archambault, (September 18, 1841 РJune 3, 1893) was a lawyer and political figure in
Quebec. He represented
Vaudreuil in the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, t ...
from 1882 to 1884 as a
Conservative.
He was born in
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul on
Île Jésus in
Canada East
Canada East (french: links=no, Canada-Est) was the northeastern portion of the United Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The new ...
, the son of Jean-Baptiste Archambault and Marie-Louise Auclair. Archambault was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Thérèse and in
Montreal. He was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1863 and entered practice with his brother Cyrille. He served as crown attorney and acting solicitor general at
Montreal. In 1864, he married Marie-Louise-Octavie Saint-Louis. Archambault was named
Queen's Counsel in 1878. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1878 and 1882. Archambault was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1882 by-election held after the election of
Émery Lalonde was overturned. His election was declared invalid by the Quebec Superior Court in 1884. Archambault was mayor of
Dorion in 1891 and 1892. He died in Montreal at the age of 51 and was buried in the
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
His daughter Berthe married
Rodolphe Tourville. His uncle
Louis-Adélard Senécal served in the Quebec assembly, the House of Commons and the Canadian senate.
After his death in 1893, he was entombed at the
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.
References
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Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
Mayors of places in Quebec
1841 births
1893 deaths
Canadian King's Counsel
Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
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