Jean-Charles Létourneau (November 28, 1775 – April 21, 1838) was a

notary A notary is a person authorised to perform acts in legal affairs, in particular witnessing signatures on documents. The form that the notarial profession takes varies with local legal systems. A notary, while a legal professional, is distin ...

and political figure in

Lower Canada The Province of Lower Canada () was a British colonization of the Americas, British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence established in 1791 and abolished in 1841. It covered the southern portion o ...

. He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in 1775 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. Létourneau articled as a notary with Roger Lelièvre and later Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau, qualifying to practice in 1803. He set up practice in the parish of Saint-Thomas at Montmagny and, in 1806, he married Catherine, Boisseau's daughter. Létourneau was named commissioner for several public works projects in the area. In 1827, Létourneau was elected to the

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. The lower house consisted of e ...

for Devon. He was elected to represent L'Islet in 1830 and 1834. He supported Louis-Joseph Papineau and voted for the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He died at Saint-Thomas in 1838 after suffering a long illness.

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* * 1775 births 1838 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada {{Quebec-politician-stub