Edmond Lareau
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Edmond Lareau was a lawyer, author, journalist and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Rouville
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal.
He was born Pierre-Bénoni-Evremond Lareau in Mount Johnson
, Canada East
, the son of Pierre-Bénoni Lareau and Odile Sylvestre, and was educated at Collège Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir and Victoria College
in Cobourg, Ontario
. Lareau was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1870 and set up practice in Montreal
. He was granted a bachelor of civil law by McGill College
in 1874. Lareau became a professor of law at the college. He was named Queen's Counsel
in 1879. In 1880, he married Marguerite Robillard. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1882.
Lareau contributed to the journals La Patrie
and Le Temps and was coeditor of the Lower Canada Jurist with John Sprott Archibald. He was also editor for Le Pays from 1870 to 1872. Lareau published a number of works on the subject of history and law, including:
He died in Montreal at the age of 42 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
.
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 Rouville
Rouville (provincial electoral district)
Rouville was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region south of Montreal, it was formed in 1867...
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 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal.
He was born Pierre-Bénoni-Evremond Lareau in Mount Johnson
Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec
Mont-Saint-Grégoire is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, located in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,922...
, 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 Pierre-Bénoni Lareau and Odile Sylvestre, and was educated at Collège Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir and Victoria College
Victoria University in the University of Toronto
Victoria University is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1836 and named for Queen Victoria. It is commonly called Victoria College, informally Vic, after the original academic component that now forms its undergraduate division...
in Cobourg, Ontario
Cobourg, Ontario
Cobourg is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario 95 km east of Toronto. It is the largest town in Northumberland County. Its nearest neighbour is Port Hope, to the west. It is located along Highway 401 and the former Highway 2...
. Lareau was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1870 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...
. He was granted a bachelor of civil law by McGill College
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in 1874. Lareau became a professor of law at the college. He was named Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1879. In 1880, he married Marguerite Robillard. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1882.
Lareau contributed to the journals La Patrie
La Patrie
La Patrie was a Montreal, Quebec daily newspaper founded by Honoré Beaugrand on February 24, 1879. It became a weekly in 1957 and folded in 1978....
and Le Temps and was coeditor of the Lower Canada Jurist with John Sprott Archibald. He was also editor for Le Pays from 1870 to 1872. Lareau published a number of works on the subject of history and law, including:
- the Le droit civil canadien suivant l’ordre établi par les codes, précédé d’une histoire générale du droit canadien, with Gonzalve Doutre (1872)
- the Histoire de la littérature canadienne, a history of Canadian literature (1874).
- the Histoire du droit canadien depuis les origines de la colonie jusqu’à nos jours, a two volume history of Canadian law published in 1888 and 1889.
He died in Montreal at the age of 42 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Founded in 1854, Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a 343-acre cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The entrance and the grounds run along a part of chemin Côte-des-Neiges and up the slopes of Mount Royal...
.