Dominique Mondelet (seigneur)
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Dominique Mondelet was a lawyer, judge, seigneur
and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
, the son of notary Jean-Marie Mondelet
, and studied at the Collège de Montréal
. He articled in law with Michael O'Sullivan
, was admitted to the bar in 1820 and set up practice in Montreal
. Mondelet served as major in the local militia from 1820 to 1827. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Montreal County as a moderate Reformer in an 1831 by-election held after the death of Joseph Perrault. In 1832, he was named King's Counsel. Also in 1832, he was named an honorary member of the Executive Council and he was expelled from his seat by a vote of the assembly. Mondelet was later named to the Special Council
that administered the province after the Lower Canada Rebellion
. In 1839, he was named judge in the Court of Queen’s Bench at Trois-Rivières. Mondelet inherited the seigneuries of Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska (also known as Yamaska) and Boucherville. In 1850, he was named to the Superior Court at Trois-Rivières.
He died of a stroke
at Trois-Rivières
in 1863.
Mondelet translated the Canadian Boat Song by Thomas Moore
into French
.
His daughter Émilie-Emma married Georges-Casimir Dessaulles
, who later became a Canadian senator. His brother Charles-Elzéar was also a lawyer and a judge.
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
and political figure in Lower Canada
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 was born in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,876.-Population:Population trend...
, the son of notary 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...
, and studied 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 articled in law with Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan is a former English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman, left-arm fast medium and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Berkshire. He was born in Reading....
, was admitted to the bar in 1820 and set up practice 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...
. Mondelet served as major in the local militia from 1820 to 1827. 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...
for Montreal County as a moderate Reformer in an 1831 by-election held after the death of Joseph Perrault. In 1832, he was named King's Counsel. Also in 1832, he was named an honorary member of the Executive Council and he was expelled from his seat by a vote of the assembly. Mondelet was later named to the Special Council
Special Council of Lower Canada
The Special Council of Lower Canada was an appointed body which administered Lower Canada until the Union Act of 1840 created the Province of Canada. Following the Lower Canada Rebellion, on March 27, 1838, the Constitutional Act of 1791 was suspended and both the Legislative Assembly and...
that administered the province after the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
. In 1839, he was named judge in the Court of Queen’s Bench at Trois-Rivières. Mondelet inherited the seigneuries of Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska (also known as Yamaska) and Boucherville. In 1850, he was named to the Superior Court at Trois-Rivières.
He died of a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
at Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. It is situated in the Mauricie administrative region, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour...
in 1863.
Mondelet translated the Canadian Boat Song by Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death...
into French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
His daughter Émilie-Emma married Georges-Casimir Dessaulles
Georges-Casimir Dessaulles
Georges-Casimir Dessaulles , was a businessman, statesman and Canadian senator. Dessaulles holds the record for the oldest serving politician...
, who later became a Canadian senator. His brother Charles-Elzéar was also a lawyer and a judge.