1st Parliament of Lower Canada
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The 1st Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from December 17, 1792 to May 31, 1796. Elections in Lower Canada
had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City
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Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
had been held in June 1792. All sessions were held at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
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| Riding | Member |
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| Bedford | Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Hertel de Rouville Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Hertel de Rouville Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Hertel de Rouville was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Trois-Rivières in 1748, the son of René-Ovide Hertel de Rouville, and served in the French Régiment du Languedoc. He returned to Quebec in 1772. He helped in the defence of Fort St... |
| Buckinghamshire | Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay (seigneur) Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Beauport in 1740, the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay. He served as an ensign in the army of New France. After the British gained control of Quebec, he served with the British Army. In 1767, he formed... |
| Buckinghamshire | Joseph-Marie Godefroy de Tonnancour Joseph-Marie Godefroy de Tonnancour Joseph-Marie Godefroy de Tonnancour was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Trois-Rivières in 1750, the son of Louis-Joseph Godefroy de Tonnancour, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and then at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris and Oxford University. He... |
| Cornwallis | Pierre-Louis Panet Pierre-Louis Panet Pierre-Louis Panet was a lawyer, notary, seigneur, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1761, the son of Pierre Panet. Panet qualified to practice as a lawyer in 1779 and as a notary in 1780. He practiced as a notary at Montreal from 1781 to 1783 and at Quebec City... |
| Cornwallis | Jean Digé Jean Digé Jean Digé was a sailor and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Jean-Charles Digé at Forillon, Avranches, France around 1736 and was trained from an early age as a mariner. He settled at Sainte-Anne de-la-Pocatière, Lower Canada in 1762. He owned a fishing boat and farm land in the region... |
| Devon | François Dambourgès François Dambourgès François Dambourgès was a businessman, militia officer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Salies, France in 1742 and studied at Bayonne. Dambourges came to the parish of Saint-Thomas in Montmagny, Quebec in 1763, where he established a business... |
| Devon | James Tod James Tod (seigneur) James Tod was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.-Career:He is thought to have been born in Scotland around 1742 and settled at Quebec City around 1774. Tod was involved in the importing and exporting of goods; he established a general store and also sold goods wholesale... |
| Dorchester | Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau was the second in a line of distinguished French Canadians whose influence has spanned 3 centuries.... |
| Dorchester | Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry was the son of Michel de Sallaberry and he was the first member of the family to develop permanent roots in Canada... |
| Effingham | Jacob Jordan Jacob Jordan Jacob Jordan was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in England in 1741 and came to Quebec in 1761 or earlier. He was an agent at Montreal for a London-based firm that supplied provisions for British troops in North America. Jordan held lands in New Brunswick... |
| Effingham | Joseph-Hubert Lacroix Joseph-Hubert Lacroix Joseph-Hubert Lacroix was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Hubert-Joseph Lacroix in the Lower Town of Quebec City in 1743, the son of merchant Hubert-Joseph de la Croix. He became a merchant himself. Lacroix helped defend the town during the American... |
| Gaspé | Edward O'Hara Edward O'Hara (Canadian politician) Edward O'Hara was a businessman, army officer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Gaspé, Quebec around 1767, the son of Felix O'Hara. He moved to Quebec City in the 1780s and, with Robert Woolsey, opened a store there which sold shoes, clothing and fabrics... |
| Hampshire | Mathew Macnider Mathew Macnider Mathew Macnider was a Scottish-born businessman, seigneur and political figure.Matthew Macnider was born in Ayrshire, the son of William MacNider of Thrane. He came to Quebec City where he established himself as a merchant. He invested in property, including the seigneuries of Bélair, Metis and... |
| Hampshire | Jean Boudreau Jean Boudreau Jean Boudreau was a political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Acadia, probably at Port Royal, in 1748, the son of Charles Boudrot, a descendant of one of the first settlers at Port Royal. Jean and his parents escaped the Great Upheaval in 1755 and travelled to Quebec City via New Brunswick... |
| Hertford | Louis Dunière Louis Dunière Louis Dunière was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Quebec City in 1723, the son of a merchant born in France. He purchased land, managed the seigneury of Bellechasse and was also involved in the grain trade... |
| Hertford | Pierre Marcoux Pierre Marcoux, Sr. Pierre Marcoux was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Quebec City in 1731. He was a merchant there until 1783, when he settled on a farm near Berthier. With others, he became involved in the production, shipping and sale of flour. Marcoux also owned a store in Quebec... |
| Huntingdon | Georges-Hippolyte le Comte Dupré Georges-Hippolyte le Comte Dupré Georges-Hippolyte le Comte Dupré was a businessman, official and political figure in Lower Canada. He was also known as Saint-Georges Dupré.... |
| Huntingdon | Claude-Nicolas-Guillaume de Lorimier Claude-Nicolas-Guillaume de Lorimier Claude-Nicolas-Guillaume de Lorimier was a businessman, official and political figure in Lower Canada. He was also known as Guillaume, Chevalier de Lorimier, Major de Lorimier, and by the Iroquois name Teiohatekon.... |
| Kent | René Boileau |
| Kent | Pierre Legras Pierreville Pierre Legras Pierreville Pierre Legras Pierreville was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Pierre Legras at Montreal in 1738, the son of a merchant there. He became a merchant at Saint-François-du-Lac. He inherited the seigneury of Pierreville from his father in 1768, added Pierreville... |
| Leinster | François-Antoine Larocque François-Antoine Larocque, Sr. François-Antoine Larocque was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. The surname was also spelled La Roque.... |
| George McBeath George McBeath George McBeath was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Scotland around 1740 and came to Quebec around 1760. McBeath entered the fur trade in 1765, travelling to the Lake Superior region. In 1772, he became part of a company based at Michilimackinac... (1793) |
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| Leinster | Bonaventure Panet Bonaventure Panet Bonaventure Panet was a businessman and politician in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1765, the son of Pierre Panet, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël there. In 1786, he married his cousin Marguerite, the daughter of Louis Dunière. He set up in business as a merchant at L'Assomption... |
| Montreal County | Joseph Papineau Joseph Papineau Joseph Papineau was a notary, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.Joseph Papineau was the father of Louis-Joseph Papineau who had the great distinction of being a fiery player in the history of the French dominated British colony called Lower Canada... |
| Montreal County | James Walker James Walker (Canadian judge) James Walker was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was probably born in England and later came to Quebec City. Walker took part in the defence of the town against an invasion by the Americans in 1775-6. Soon afterwards, he moved to Montreal and he was admitted to the bar... |
| Montreal East | Joseph Frobisher Joseph Frobisher Joseph Frobisher was a fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Halifax, England in 1740 and came to Quebec with his brother Benjamin around 1763; their brother Thomas joined them around 1769... |
| Montreal East | John Richardson |
| Montreal West | Jean-Baptiste Durocher Jean-Baptiste Durocher Jean-Baptiste Durocher was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Jean-Baptiste-Amable Desrocher in L'Assomption in 1754, the son of Jean-Baptiste Desrocher and the greatgrandson of Joseph Durocher, a merchant and tailor who came to New France from Angers, France... |
| Montreal West | James McGill James McGill James McGill was a Scottish-Canadian businessman, military commander and philanthropist known for being the founder of McGill University... |
| Northumberland | Pierre-Stanislas Bédard Pierre-Stanislas Bédard Pierre-Stanislas Bédard was a lawyer, judge, journalist and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Charlesbourg in 1762, descended from French ancestors who had first arrived in New France before 1660. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, articled in law and was called to the bar... |
| Northumberland | Joseph Dufour dit Bona Joseph Dufour Joseph Dufour, dit Bona was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Joseph-Michel Dufour at Petite-Rivière in 1744. He married Charlotte, the daughter of Guillaume Tremblay, in 1771 and went to live on Île aux Coudres. He supported his family by farming and hunting belugas... |
| Orléans | Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Saint-Pierre, Île d'Orléans in 1765, the son of Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau and the grandson of court clerk and royal notary Nicolas Boisseau, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec... |
| Quebec County Quebec County, Quebec Quebec County is an historic county in the province of Quebec, Canada. The county included the Quebec City metropolitan area and extended northwestward... |
David Lynd David Lynd David Lynd was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He is believed to have been born in Scotland around 1745. In 1767, he was named English clerk for the Court of Common Pleas of Quebec and register of the Vice admiralty court. He served as a lieutenant in the militia during the... |
| Quebec County | Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny was a lawyer, judge, notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in the town of Quebec in 1738, the son of a Quebec merchant, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He qualified to practice as a lawyer in 1771 and as a notary in 1773, setting up... (1793) |
| Quebec (Lower Town) | Robert Lester Robert Lester Robert Lester was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Galway, Ireland around 1746 and came to the town of Quebec around 1770. He became a merchant there, importing cloth and spirits, exporting wheat, supplying provisions to the army and providing small loans to... |
| Quebec (Lower Town) | John Young |
| Quebec (Upper Town) | Jean-Antoine Panet Jean-Antoine Panet Jean-Antoine Panet was a notary, lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec in 1751, the son of Jean-Claude Panet. He served in the militia defending the town of Quebec during the American Revolution and he later attained the rank of ieutenant-colonel in the... |
| Quebec (Upper Town) | William Grant William Grant (seigneur) William Grant was a Scottish-born businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Blairfindy, Scotland in 1744, the son of William Grant, the local laird. In 1759, he was hired by a relative, Robert Grant, who was supplying the Royal Navy at Quebec and sent there as an... |
| Richelieu | Pierre Guerout Pierre Guerout Pierre Guerout was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Pierre-Guillaume Guerout in the parish of Mille Ville, Rouen, France in 1751, the son of a Huguenot merchant, and came to Quebec City around 1767. He apprenticed with his uncle, François Lévesque... |
| Richelieu | Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin Cherrier Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin Cherrier Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin Cherrier was a surveyor and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Benjamin-Hyacinthe Cherrier at Longueuil in 1757, the son of François-Pierre Cherrier, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He settled at Saint-Denis on the Richelieu River, where he set up his... |
| Saint-Maurice | Thomas Coffin Thomas Coffin (Pre-confederation Canadian politician) Thomas Coffin was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Boston in 1762, the son of John Coffin, and came to the town of Quebec with his family in 1775. He became a merchant in Montreal... |
| Saint-Maurice | Augustin Rivard Augustin Rivard Augustin Rivard was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Augustin-Amable Laglanderie Dufresne at Yamachiche in 1743, the son of farmer Joseph Laglanderie Dufresne . He settled on land inherited from his parents in the seigneury of Gatineau. Rivard was named a sub-baillif at... |
| Surrey | François Malhiot François Malhiot François Malhiot was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Montreal in 1733, the son of Jean-François Malhiot. In 1768, he married his cousin Élisabeth, the daughter of Ignace Gamelin, and settled at Verchères. He sold dry goods, lent money for mortgages and speculated... |
| Surrey | Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave was a soldier, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was sometimes referred to as the Chevalier de Rocheblave.... |
| Trois-Rivières | John Lees John Lees (politician) John Lees was a businessman, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Scotland around 1740 and came to the town of Quebec with his family around 1761. With Alexander Dawson, he formed a company in 1773 that was involved in importing goods and supplying the British Army; they also... |
| Trois-Rivières | Nicolas Saint-Martin Nicolas Saint-Martin Nicolas Saint-Martin was a militia officer and political figure in Lower Canada. He is sometimes also referred to as Nicolas de Saint-Martin or Nicolas Gorge de Saint-Martin.... |
| Warwick | Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1743, the only son of Pierre-Paul Margane de Lavaltrie, a seigneur and captain in the French army based in New France.He joined the colonial army at the age of 13, becoming lieutenant... |
| Warwick | Louis Olivier Louis Olivier Louis Olivier was a political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Louis-Marie-Olivier Olivier at Berthier in 1758, the son of a French soldier from Paris. He became a merchant at Berthier and also served as postmaster. Olivier was a member of the local militia, later becoming major, and served... |
| William-Henry | John Barnes John Barnes (officer) John Barnes was an army officer and politician in the British army who came to Canada as part of the reinforcements against the Americans in 1776.... |
| York | Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière Colonel The Hon. Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière , de jure 2nd Marquis de Lotbinière... |
| York | Pierre-Amable de Bonne Pierre-Amable de Bonne Pierre-Amable de Bonne was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1758, the son of Louis de Bonne de Missègle, and studied at a college operated by the Sulpicians, then the Collège Saint-Raphaël and the Petit Séminaire de Québec... |