François-Xavier Méthot (November 10, 1796 – November 6, 1853) was a

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businessman and political figure. He was born François-Xavier Méthotte in

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in 1796 and settled in the Lower Town of

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, entering the wholesale and retail hardware business. He also set up factories to manufacture

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, cut nails and

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s. Méthot was named a justice of the peace, served on the city council and was a captain in the local militia. He also served as secretary for the

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at Quebec City. Méthot was elected to the

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for Quebec City as a Reformer in an 1848 by-election. He also served as a director of the Quebec Provident and Savings Bank and was an office of

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of Quebec. He died at Quebec City in 1853. His brother

Antoine-Prosper Méthot Antoine-Prosper Méthot (1804 – July 7, 1871) was a Quebec notary and political figure. He was born Antoine-Prosper Méthotte at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lower Canada in 1804. Méthot studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, apprenticed as a ...

also served in the legislative assembly and his brother

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was a member of the Lower Canada assembly. His son François-Xavier was a member of the Quebec legislative assembly and the Canadian House of Commons.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Methot, Francois-Xavier 1796 births 1853 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Canadian justices of the peace Lower Canada people