Joseph-Charles Tach̩, (; December 24, 1820 РApril 16, 1894) was a member of the Tach̩ family, a nephew of Sir
Étienne-Paschal Taché
Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (5 September 1795 – 30 July 1865) was a Canadian medical doctor, politician, and Father of Confederation. His family had a long history in New France, but suffered serious financial reverses due to the Seven Y ...
. He was a student at the
Petit Séminaire de Québec
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and followed this by a study of medicine, receiving his medical diploma in 1844.
Taché practised medicine in
Rimouski
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, and, at the age of 27, he was unopposed for a seat in the
Legislative Assembly. His activity in politics led him into the newspaper business as a writer renowned for his caustic political wit. He worked as a writer and editor until 1859 when he left ''Le Courrier du Canada'' to pursue other writing full-time. He returned to public life in 1864 as a senior civil servant in
Ottawa
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for 24 years in literary, cultural, scientific and political areas. He oversaw the 1871 census.
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Joseph-Charles
1820 births
1894 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East
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