3rd Parliament of Lower Canada
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The 3rd Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 8, 1801 to June 13, 1804. Elections in Lower Canada
had been held in June 1800. All sessions were held at Quebec City
.
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 1800. 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 | John Steel John Steel (Canadian politician) John Steel was a Scottish-born ship's captain and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Bedford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804. His name also appears as John Steele.... |
| Buckinghamshire | John Craigie John Craigie John Craigie was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Scotland, probably in 1757, and came to Quebec in 1781 as deputy commissary general for the British Army there. Craigie was named commissary general in 1784. The following year, he became private secretary to... |
| Buckinghamshire | Louis Gouin Louis Gouin Louis Gouin was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Buckinghamshire in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804.... |
| Cornwallis | Joseph Boucher Joseph Boucher Joseph Boucher was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Cornwallis in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804.... |
| Cornwallis | Alexandre Menut Alexandre Menut Alexandre Menut was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in France and came to Quebec as a cook for Governor James Murray, later performing the same job for Governor Guy Carleton. In 1768, he opened an inn at Quebec City; he opened a tavern the following year... |
| Devon | Jean-Bernard Pelletier Jean-Bernard Pelletier Jean-Bernard Pelletier was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Devon in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804... |
| Devon | François Bernier François Bernier (politician) François Bernier was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Devon in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1796 to 1814.... |
| Dorchester | Jean-Thomas Taschereau Jean-Thomas Taschereau (1778-1832) Jean-Thomas Taschereau was a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau and Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin. He was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and politician.... |
| Dorchester | John Caldwell John Caldwell (seigneur) Sir John Caldwell was a businessman and politician in Lower Canada and the only son of Henry Caldwell, the receiver general of Lower Canada from 1794.... |
| Effingham | André Nadon |
| Effingham | Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Charles-Baptiste Bouc in Terrebonne, the son of a merchant, and was involved in the trade of grain and furs, as well as lending money. In 1785, he married Archange Lepage. He inherited some livestock and... |
| Angus Shaw Angus Shaw Angus Shaw was a fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada.-Life:He was probably born in Scotland and came to North America some time before 1786, when he is found at Montreal. With the help of the Indian agent Colonel John Campbell of Glendaruel, he entered a partnership with an... (1802) |
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| Gaspé | William Vondenvelden William Vondenvelden William Vondenvelden was a German-born surveyor, printer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Hesse-Kassel , Germany in 1753 and came to Quebec as a lieutenant with the Hesse-Hanau Chasseurs, which fought for Britain during the American Revolution... |
| Hampshire | François Huot François Huot François Huot was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Pierre-François Huot at Sainte-Foy in 1756, the son of a farmer. He is thought to have been employed as a servant before setting up a shop at Quebec City. Huot sold fabrics, clothing and other household goods... |
| Hampshire | Joseph-Bernard Planté Joseph-Bernard Planté Joseph-Bernard Planté was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1768 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled as a notary with Jean-Antoine Panet and then Olivier Perrault, qualified to practice in 1788 and set up practice at Quebec City... |
| Hertford | Michel Tellier Michel Tellier Michel Tellier was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Hertford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804. His name also appears as Michel Letellier.... |
| Hertford | Louis Blais Louis Blais Louis Blais was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Hertford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804.... |
| Huntingdon | Joseph-François Perrault Joseph-François Perrault Joseph-François Perrault was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1753, the son of fur trader Louis Perrault and grandson of François Perrault, and was brought to Trois-Rivières during the British attack on the town... |
| Huntingdon | Jean-Baptiste Raymond Jean-Baptiste Raymond Jean-Baptiste Raymond was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies in New France in 1757 and entered the fur trade at a young age. He later became a merchant at La Tortue... |
| Kent | François Viger François Viger François Viger was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1808.... |
| Kent | Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine was a building contractor and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Boucherville in 1744... |
| Leinster | Jean Archambault Jean Archambault Jean Archambault was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Leinster in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1808. His name also appears as Jean-Baptiste Archambault.... |
| Leinster | Louis-Marie-Joseph Beaumont Louis-Marie-Joseph Beaumont Louis-Marie-Joseph Beaumont was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Leinster in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804.... |
| 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 | Thomas Walker Thomas Walker (Canadian politician) Thomas Walker was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.He served as clerk in the Court of Common Pleas for Montreal District in 1779. Walker was named to the bar the following year. In 1783, he was employed at Quebec City to recover merchandise and funds in the bankruptcy of a firm there.... |
| Montreal East | 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... |
| Montreal East | Francis Badgley Francis Badgley (merchant) Francis Badgley was a Canadian merchant, politician, and newspaper editor.He was born in London, England and immigrated to Canada in about 1785. He lived in Montreal and, in 1788, entered a partnership with Richard Dobie who was active in the fur trade... |
| 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... |
| Montreal West | Joseph Périnault Joseph Périnault Joseph Périnault was a fur trader, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1732 and worked as a tailor there. With other Montreal merchants, he also invested in the fur trade and took part in fur trading expeditions... |
| 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 | Jean-Marie Poulin Jean-Marie Poulin Jean-Marie Poulin was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1809.... |
| Orléans | Jérôme Martineau Jérôme Martineau Jérôme Martineau was a businessman and politician in Lower Canada.He was born at Sainte-Famille on the Île d'Orléans in 1750, the son of a farmer, and grew up there. He later moved to Quebec City, becoming paymaster and business agent for the 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... |
Louis Paquet Louis Paquet Louis Paquet was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Quebec County in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1796 to 1804.... |
| 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... |
| 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) | Augustin-Jérôme Raby Augustin-Jérôme Raby Augustin-Jérôme Raby was a pilot and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1745, the son of Augustin Raby, and apprenticed as a seaman. He took part in the defence of the town during the American invasion of 1775-6. During the 1780s, he was licensed as a pilot for the... |
| Richelieu | Louis-Édouard Hubert Louis-Édouard Hubert Louis-Édouard Hubert was a merchant and politician in Lower Canada. He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804.... |
| Richelieu | Charles Benoit Livernois Charles Benoit Livernois Charles Benoit Livernois was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804... |
| 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 | Mathew Bell Mathew Bell Mathew Bell was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. His first name is also sometimes recorded as Matthew.... |
| Surrey | François Lévesque François Lévesque (lawyer) François Lévesque was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Surrey in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804.... |
| 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.... |
| Alexis Caron Alexis Caron (Lower Canada politician) Alexis Caron was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Surrey in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1802 to 1804.... (1802) |
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| 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 | 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... |
| Warwick | Ross Cuthbert Ross Cuthbert Ross Cuthbert was a Canadian writer, lawyer and politician.Born at Berthier and baptised at Montreal, as the son of James Cuthbert, he was heir to the seigneuries of Lanoraie and Dautray... |
| Warwick | James Cuthbert James Cuthbert, Jr. James Cuthbert was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Berthier in 1769, the son of seigneur James Cuthbert, and studied at the English College at Douai, France. He served in the 60th Regiment of the British Army, becoming lieutenant in 1797. Cuthbert inherited the... |
| William-Henry | Jonathan Sewell Jonathan Sewell Jonathan Sewell was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.-Early life:He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of the last British attorney general of Massachusetts... |
| York | Louis-Charles Foucher Louis-Charles Foucher Louis-Charles Foucher was a notary, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Rivière-des-Prairies in Montreal in 1760 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1784; he was admitted to the bar in 1789 and set up practice in law at... |
| York | Joseph Bédard Joseph Bédard (Lower Canada politician) Joseph Bédard was a politician in Lower Canada. He represented York from 1800 to 1904 and Surrey from 1810 to 1814 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.... |