André Jobin
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André Jobin was a Quebec
notary
and political figure.
He was born in Montreal
in 1786 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël
there. He qualified as a notary in 1813 and set up practice in Montreal. He was named a justice of the peace in 1830 but opposed the use of the militia to maintain order in 1832 after riots followed the election of Daniel Tracey
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
in an 1835 by-election for Montreal County. Jobin was arrested in May 1838 and charged with sedition
, but never tried; he was released in July. He ran unsuccessfully in Vaudreuil
in 1841; the supporters of his opponent, John Simpson
, used intimidation to discourage Jobin's supporters. However, he was elected for Montreal as a Reformer in an 1843 by-election and reelected in 1844 and 1848. He helped prepare legislation regarding the licensing and practice of notaries in the province. Jobin was a director of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank and a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia.
He died in Sainte-Geneviève
on the Island of Montreal
in 1853.
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....
notary
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure.
He was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 1786 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël
Collège de Montréal
The Collège de Montréal is a private secondary school for students attending grades 7–11 located in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A former Roman Catholic Seminary, it was founded 1 June 1767 as the Petit Séminaire of Montreal by the Suplician Order...
there. He qualified as a notary in 1813 and set up practice in Montreal. He was named a justice of the peace in 1830 but opposed the use of the militia to maintain order in 1832 after riots followed the election of Daniel Tracey
Daniel Tracey
Daniel Tracey born in Roscrea, Tipperary County, Ireland, was a doctor, journalist and Canadian politician.He arrived in the Province of Lower Canada with his younger siblings in 1825.-The Vindicator:...
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
in an 1835 by-election for Montreal County. Jobin was arrested in May 1838 and charged with sedition
Sedition
In law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent to lawful authority. Sedition may include any...
, but never tried; he was released in July. He ran unsuccessfully in Vaudreuil
Vaudreuil (electoral district)
Vaudreuil was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1914, and from 1968 to 1997.-History:...
in 1841; the supporters of his opponent, John Simpson
John Simpson (Quebec politician)
John Simpson was a government official and political figure in Canada West.He was born in England in 1788 and came to Augusta Township in Upper Canada in 1815. In 1819, he became a private secretary for Lord Dalhousie. He was appointed customs inspector at Coteau-du-Lac in 1822...
, used intimidation to discourage Jobin's supporters. However, he was elected for Montreal as a Reformer in an 1843 by-election and reelected in 1844 and 1848. He helped prepare legislation regarding the licensing and practice of notaries in the province. Jobin was a director of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank and a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia.
He died in Sainte-Geneviève
Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec
thumb|upright|left|Église Sainte-GenevièveSainte-Geneviève is a former municipality located on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada...
on the Island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
in 1853.