Hippolyte Dubord
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Hippolyte Dubord was a Quebec
ship builder and political figure.
He was born in Bonaventure
, Lower Canada
in 1801 and moved to Quebec City
with his family. He built his first ship, the Bonaparte, in 1827. In 1836, he was named justice of the peace. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for the Lower Town of Quebec in 1834, serving until 1838, when the constitution was suspended following the Lower Canada Rebellion
. Dubord had built four ships by 1845, then built 23 more by 1855 and built 25 between 1856 and 1869, when he gave up ship building. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for the city of Quebec in 1851; he did not run in 1854 and was elected again in 1858. His election was declared invalid in 1860 and he was defeated by Pierre-Gabriel Huot
in the by-election that followed.
In 1872, Dubord fell to his death at night after stepping out a fourth story window of a hotel at Quebec City; he was believed to have been disoriented, believing that he was in his bedroom at home, and the death was ruled accidental.
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....
ship builder and political figure.
He was born in Bonaventure
Bonaventure, Quebec
Bonaventure is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality of Quebec. It is located on Baie des Chaleurs near the mouth of the Bonaventure River...
, 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...
in 1801 and moved to Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
with his family. He built his first ship, the Bonaparte, in 1827. In 1836, he was named justice of the peace. 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 the Lower Town of Quebec in 1834, serving until 1838, when the constitution was suspended following 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...
. Dubord had built four ships by 1845, then built 23 more by 1855 and built 25 between 1856 and 1869, when he gave up ship building. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
for the city of Quebec in 1851; he did not run in 1854 and was elected again in 1858. His election was declared invalid in 1860 and he was defeated by Pierre-Gabriel Huot
Pierre-Gabriel Huot
Pierre-Gabriel Huot was a Quebec journalist and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Quebec East from 1867 to 1870....
in the by-election that followed.
In 1872, Dubord fell to his death at night after stepping out a fourth story window of a hotel at Quebec City; he was believed to have been disoriented, believing that he was in his bedroom at home, and the death was ruled accidental.