Achille-Ferdinand Carrier
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Achille-Ferdinand Carrier (February 15, 1859 – March 21, 1930) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Gaspé
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1890 to 1892 as a Liberal.
He was born in Saint-Roch, Canada East
, the son of Ferdinand Carrier and Mary Ann Donahue, and was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval
. Carrier was called to the Quebec bar in 1882. He was also a member of the Minnesota
bar and practised in Minneapolis in 1885 and 1886. Carrier was the editor of the L'Écho de l'Ouest, a French-Canadian newspaper in Minneapolis. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1887. Carrier was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892; he also ran unsuccessfully for the Terrebonne seat in 1897. He served as judge in the Magistrate's Court for Terrebonne, Joliette and Ottawa districts from 1898 to 1924. Carrier died in Quebec City
at the age of 74.
He was the uncle of Oscar Lefebvre Boulanger
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Gaspé
Gaspé (provincial electoral district)
Gaspé is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1972 from a merger of a portion the electoral district of Gaspé-Nord and the electoral division of Gaspé-Sud which both existed from 1931 to 1972...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1890 to 1892 as a Liberal.
He was born in Saint-Roch, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of Ferdinand Carrier and Mary Ann Donahue, and was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and the Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
. Carrier was called to the Quebec bar in 1882. He was also a member of the Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
bar and practised in Minneapolis in 1885 and 1886. Carrier was the editor of the L'Écho de l'Ouest, a French-Canadian newspaper in Minneapolis. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1887. Carrier was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892; he also ran unsuccessfully for the Terrebonne seat in 1897. He served as judge in the Magistrate's Court for Terrebonne, Joliette and Ottawa districts from 1898 to 1924. Carrier died in 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...
at the age of 74.
He was the uncle of Oscar Lefebvre Boulanger
Joseph Oscar Lefebre Boulanger
Joseph Oscar Lefebre Boulanger was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1926 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Bellechasse. He was re-elected in 1930 and in 1935....
.