François Bernier (politician)
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François Bernier was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Devon in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1796 to 1814.
He was born in Cap-Saint-Ignace
, the son of Augustin Bernier and Marie-Angélique Buteau. He operated a farm there and later lived as a person of independent means. In 1772, he married Ursule Bernier, a relative. Bernier did not run for reelection in 1814. He died in Cap-Saint-Ignace at the age of 69.
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 Devon 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...
from 1796 to 1814.
He was born in Cap-Saint-Ignace
Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec
Cap-Saint-Ignace is a town in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada...
, the son of Augustin Bernier and Marie-Angélique Buteau. He operated a farm there and later lived as a person of independent means. In 1772, he married Ursule Bernier, a relative. Bernier did not run for reelection in 1814. He died in Cap-Saint-Ignace at the age of 69.