Faucher de Saint-Maurice
Encyclopedia
Narcisse Henri Édouard Faucher (April 18, 1844 – April 1, 1897) was a Canadian
author, journalist, army officer, and politician who published books under the name Faucher de Saint-Maurice.
. His father was seigneur
of Beaumont, Vincennes, and Montapeine. He was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. He was interested in a military career.
In 1864 he went to play a part in the conflict in Mexico
and became a captain in the 4th Mexican sharpshooters, and afterward was aide-de-camp to General the Viscount Courtois Roussel d'Hurbal. He served through the war, being in eleven battles, thirty-two minor engagements, and at the sieges of Oaxaca
and Satillo, at the latter of which he was made prisoner and sentenced to be shot, but was afterward exchanged. While in Mexico, he met Honoré Beaugrand
.
He returned to Canada in 1866, and was for the next fourteen years a clerk of the legislative council of the province of Quebec. In 1874 he began putting more effort into his writing. In 1881 he was elected a representative for Bellechasse
to the Quebec legislative assembly as a Conservative; he was reelected in 1886 but defeated in 1890.
He was a commissioner in 1881 from the province of Quebec at the third Geographical Congress and Exhibition in Venice, and while in Europe was created a chevalier of the Legion of Honor for services rendered to France in the Canadian press. He also had been created a knight of the Imperial order
of Guadaloupe by Maximilian, and received the medal of the Mexican campaign from Napoleon III.
He was editor of Le journal de Québec
(1883-5) then wrote for Le Canadien
(1885-6). He contributed largely to the newspaper press in France, Canada, and the United States.
He died at Quebec City at the age of 52.
Canada
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author, journalist, army officer, and politician who published books under the name Faucher de Saint-Maurice.
Life
Faucher was born in QuebecQuebec
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....
. His father was seigneur
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:...
of Beaumont, Vincennes, and Montapeine. He was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. He was interested in a military career.
In 1864 he went to play a part in the conflict in Mexico
French intervention in Mexico
The French intervention in Mexico , also known as The Maximilian Affair, War of the French Intervention, and The Franco-Mexican War, was an invasion of Mexico by an expeditionary force sent by the Second French Empire, supported in the beginning by the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Spain...
and became a captain in the 4th Mexican sharpshooters, and afterward was aide-de-camp to General the Viscount Courtois Roussel d'Hurbal. He served through the war, being in eleven battles, thirty-two minor engagements, and at the sieges of Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
The city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín...
and Satillo, at the latter of which he was made prisoner and sentenced to be shot, but was afterward exchanged. While in Mexico, he met Honoré Beaugrand
Honoré Beaugrand
Honoré Beaugrand was a Quebec journalist, politician, author and folklorist, born in Berthier County, Quebec....
.
He returned to Canada in 1866, and was for the next fourteen years a clerk of the legislative council of the province of Quebec. In 1874 he began putting more effort into his writing. In 1881 he was elected a representative for Bellechasse
Bellechasse (provincial electoral district)
Bellechasse is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, the riding was created in 1867...
to the Quebec legislative assembly as a Conservative; he was reelected in 1886 but defeated in 1890.
He was a commissioner in 1881 from the province of Quebec at the third Geographical Congress and Exhibition in Venice, and while in Europe was created a chevalier of the Legion of Honor for services rendered to France in the Canadian press. He also had been created a knight of the Imperial order
Mexican Imperial Orders
There were three Imperial Orders of the Mexican Empire were created to reward those subjects loyal to the Monarchy during the two periods of the Mexican Empire. Those were the Order of Guadalupe, the Order of the Mexican Eagle and the Order of Saint Charles.All three were abolished after the fall...
of Guadaloupe by Maximilian, and received the medal of the Mexican campaign from Napoleon III.
He was editor of Le journal de Québec
Le Journal de Québec
Le Journal de Québec is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec . The newspaper is printed in tabloid format and has a the highest circulation for a Quebec City newspaper, with its closest competitor being Le Soleil....
(1883-5) then wrote for Le Canadien
Le Canadien
Le Canadien was a French language newspaper published in Lower Canada from November 22, 1806 to March 14, 1810. Its motto was: "Nos institutions, notre langue et nos droits"...
(1885-6). He contributed largely to the newspaper press in France, Canada, and the United States.
He died at Quebec City at the age of 52.
Works
- De Quebec à Mexico (1874)
- À la Brunante (1874)
- Choses et autres (1874)
- De Tribord à bâbord (1877)
- À la Veillee (1877)
- Deaux ans au Mexique (1878)
- Relation de ce qui s'est passé lors des fouilles faites par ordre du gouvernement dans une partie des fondations du Collège des jésuites de Québec (1879)
- L'abbé C.-H. Laverdière.
- Les Îles: Promenades dans le golfe Saint-Laurent (1886?)
- En route; sept jours dans les provinces Maritimes (1888)
- Loin du pays, souvenirs d'Europe, d'Afrique et d'Amérique (1889)
- La question du jour: resterons-nous français? (1890)
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online