Benjamin Dionne
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Benjamin Dionne was a businessman and political figure in Canada East
.
He was born at Kamouraska
in 1798. He entered business at Cacouna as a merchant around 1825. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia and also as mayor of Cacouna. In 1854, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Témiscouata
; he was reelected in 1858.
He died at Cacouna in 1883.
His daughter Arthémise married seigneur Charles Bertrand
who became a member of the Canadian House of Commons.
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....
.
He was born at Kamouraska
Kamouraska, Quebec
Kamouraska is a municipality on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Regional County Municipality of Kamouraska...
in 1798. He entered business at Cacouna as a merchant around 1825. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia and also as mayor of Cacouna. In 1854, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
for Témiscouata
Témiscouata (electoral district)
Témiscouata was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979....
; he was reelected in 1858.
He died at Cacouna in 1883.
His daughter Arthémise married seigneur Charles Bertrand
Charles Bertrand
Charles Bertrand was a Quebec businessman, seigneur and political figure. He represented Témiscouata in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....
who became a member of the Canadian House of Commons.