Charles Courteau
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Charles Courteau was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Leinster from 1824 to 1827 and Lachenaie from 1830 to 1838 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
as a supporter of the Parti patriote.
He was born in Deschaillons, Quebec, the son of Julien Courteau and Marie-Anne Colle, and moved to Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan
with his family in 1799. Courteau was educated at the Collège de Montréal
. He set up business in Saint-Roch and married Constance Bouchard in 1819. Courteau served in the local militia, reaching the rank of major. He was a commissioner for the trial of minor causes, a member of the school board, a member of the municipal council and a justice of the peace
. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly in 1827. Courteau voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions
. He died at Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan at the age of 58.
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...
. He represented Leinster from 1824 to 1827 and Lachenaie from 1830 to 1838 in 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...
as a supporter of the Parti patriote.
He was born in Deschaillons, Quebec, the son of Julien Courteau and Marie-Anne Colle, and moved to Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Quebec
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan is a Quebec municipality located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality located in the Lanaudière region. It is on the banks of the Achigan River, a tributary of the L'Assomption River...
with his family in 1799. Courteau was educated at the Collège de Montréal
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...
. He set up business in Saint-Roch and married Constance Bouchard in 1819. Courteau served in the local militia, reaching the rank of major. He was a commissioner for the trial of minor causes, a member of the school board, a member of the municipal council and a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the legislative assembly in 1827. Courteau voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions
Ninety-Two Resolutions
The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the Parti patriote of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony....
. He died at Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan at the age of 58.