4th Parliament of Lower Canada
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The 4th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 9, 1805 to April 27, 1808. Elections in Lower Canada
had been held in July 1804. 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 July 1804. 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 |
|---|---|
| Bedford | William Sturge Moore William Sturge Moore William Sturge Moore was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Bedford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1805 to 1809.... (1805) |
| Buckinghamshire | François Legendre François Legendre François Legendre was a surveyor, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. His name sometimes appears as François d'Assise; his surname also appears as Le Gendre.... |
| Buckinghamshire | Louis Proulx Louis Proulx Louis Proulx was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. His surname also sometimes appears as Proust or Prou.... |
| Cornwallis | Jacques-Nicolas Perrault Jacques-Nicolas Perrault Jacques-Nicolas Perrault was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1750, the son of Jacques Perrault and grandson of Pierre Boucher de Boucherville. He entered his father's business and continued in business after his father died in 1775... |
| Cornwallis | Alexandre Roy Alexandre Roy Alexandre Roy was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Cornwallis in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808.... |
| Devon | Jean-Baptiste Fortin Jean-Baptiste Fortin Jean-Baptiste Fortin was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Devon from 1804 to 1814 and from 1820 to 1830 and L'Islet from 1830 to 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.... |
| 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 | Thomas Porteous Thomas Porteous (merchant) Thomas Porteous was a merchant, seigneur and politician in Lower Canada. He represented Effingham in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808.... |
| Gaspé | George Pyke George Pyke George Pyke was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. His surname is sometimes recorded as Pike.... |
| Hampshire | Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay was a seigneur, soldier and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Quebec City in 1765, the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He served as lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment from 1798 to 1802... |
| 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 | Louis Turgeon Louis Turgeon Louis Turgeon was a notary, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Beaumont, Quebec in 1762, studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, articled as a notary and was licensed to practice in 1792. He set up his office at Saint-Charles near Quebec City. He was named a justice of... |
| Hertford | Étienne-Ferréol Roy Étienne-Ferréol Roy Étienne-Ferréol Roy was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Hertford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1820.... |
| Huntingdon | Alexander MacKenzie |
| 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 | Pierre Weilbrenner Pierre Weilbrenner Pierre Weilbrenner was a land surveyor, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808.... |
| 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 | Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Charles Tarieu de La Naudière in Quebec City in 1769, the son of seigneur Charles-François Tarieu de La Naudière, and studied at London. He inherited the seigneury of Saint-Vallier from his father... |
| Montreal County | Benjamin Joseph Frobisher Benjamin Joseph Frobisher Benjamin Joseph Frobisher was a fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal, the son of Joseph Frobisher, and studied in England. In 1799, he joined the North West Company and travelled west, becoming clerk in the English River department. He later worked as a clerk for... |
| Montreal County | Louis Roy Portelance Louis Roy Portelance Louis Roy Portelance was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Pointe-Claire in 1764, the son of a farmer, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He then entered the fur trade as a voyageur. In 1791, Portelance married his cousin Marie-Josephte, daughter of François... |
| Montreal East | James McGill James McGill James McGill was a Scottish-Canadian businessman, military commander and philanthropist known for being the founder of McGill University... |
| Montreal East | Louis Chaboillez Louis Chaboillez Louis Chaboillez was a notary and politician in Lower Canada. He represented Montreal East in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808.... |
| Montreal West | John Richardson |
| Montreal West | Jean-Marie Mondelet Jean-Marie Mondelet Jean-Marie Mondelet was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu around 1771, the son of Dominique Mondelet, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël and the Petit Séminaire de Quebec... |
| 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... |
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... |
| 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) | 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... |
| 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... |
| John Blackwood John Blackwood (merchant) John Blackwood was probably born in England and we have knowledge of his being in Quebec in 1776, taking part in the defence of Quebec... (1805) |
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| Richelieu | Louis Bourdages Louis Bourdages Louis Bourdages was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Louis-Marie Bourdages in Jeune-Lorette, Quebec in 1764, the son of Raymond Bourdages, an Acadian doctor and merchant. Bourdages studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, where he met Pierre-Stanislas Bédard... |
| Richelieu | Louis Brodeur Louis Brodeur Louis Brodeur was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808. His name also appears as Louis Le Brodeur.... |
| Saint-Maurice | David Monro David Monro (merchant) David Monro was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. His surname was also sometimes spelled Munro.... |
| Saint-Maurice | Michel Caron Michel Caron (politician) Michel Caron was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Saint-Maurice in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1814. He signed his name as Michel Caront.... |
| Surrey | Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier (businessman) Jacques Cartier was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in the town of Quebec in 1750, the son of a Quebec merchant. He studied at Longue-Pointe and became a merchant at Quebec. Around 1772, he moved to Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, where he became a grain merchant... |
| Surrey | Noël de Rastel de Rocheblave Noël de Rastel de Rocheblave Noël de Rastel de Rocheblave was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Surrey in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1805.He was born in Ste... |
| 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... |
| Ezekiel Hart (1807) | |
| Trois-Rivières | 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... |
| 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 | Nicolas-Eustache Lambert Dumont Nicolas-Eustache Lambert Dumont Nicolas-Eustache Lambert Dumont was a seigneur, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Trois-Rivières in 1767, the son of the seigneur of Mille-Îles. He served as a major in the local militia and became lieutenant-colonel in 1807... |
| York | John Mure John Mure John Mure was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Scotland around 1776, probably in Kilmarnock parish, and had arrived in Montreal by 1782. In 1778, he was hired by James Tod as a clerk at Quebec City. He later went into business on his own, involved in the fur trade... |