François Saint-Onge was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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. He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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 from 1820 to 1824. His surname also appears as Garau, Garault dit Saint-Onge and Gareau.

He was born François-Étienne Saint-Onge in Contrecœur, the son of François Gareau and Élisabeth Dufaux, and settled in Saint-Ours

Saint-Ours, Quebec

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. Saint-Onge also served as justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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and commissioner for the summary trial of minor causes. In 1798, he married Marie-Angélique dite Labonté, a relative; her surname also appears as Laporte. He did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1824. Perrault died in Saint-Ours at the age of 60.