Jacques Philippe Lantier
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Jacques Philippe Lantier (July 21, 1814 – September 15, 1882) was a Quebec
businessman, author and political figure. He represented Soulanges
in the Canadian House of Commons
as a Conservative
member from 1872 to 1882. Some sources also sometimes spell his surname Lanthier.
He was born at Saint-Polycarpe
, Lower Canada
in 1814 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet and the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. Lantier owned a store at Saint-Polycarpe. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Vaudreuil
in 1844. In 1865, Lantier married Julienne Bonneville, the widow of his brother Olivier, who had been a merchant at Montreal. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1872 and represented Soulanges until his death at Saint-Polycarpe in 1882.
Lantier published the pamphlets Canal des Cèdres (1873), The harbours of Coteau Landing and Cascades Bay (1874), and The question of the Cascades and Coteau Landing canal (1874).
In 1873, Lantier introduced a motion in the House of Commons asking for a pardon for all crimes committed in Manitoba
before its entry into the Canadian union.
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....
businessman, author and political figure. He represented Soulanges
Soulanges (electoral district)
Soulanges was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
as a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
member from 1872 to 1882. Some sources also sometimes spell his surname Lanthier.
He was born at Saint-Polycarpe
Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec
Saint-Polycarpe is a Quebec municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region west of Montreal and just east of the Quebec-Ontario border...
, 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 1814 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet and the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. Lantier owned a store at Saint-Polycarpe. 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 Vaudreuil
Vaudreuil (electoral district)
Vaudreuil was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1914, and from 1968 to 1997.-History:...
in 1844. In 1865, Lantier married Julienne Bonneville, the widow of his brother Olivier, who had been a merchant at Montreal. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1872 and represented Soulanges until his death at Saint-Polycarpe in 1882.
Lantier published the pamphlets Canal des Cèdres (1873), The harbours of Coteau Landing and Cascades Bay (1874), and The question of the Cascades and Coteau Landing canal (1874).
In 1873, Lantier introduced a motion in the House of Commons asking for a pardon for all crimes committed in Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
before its entry into the Canadian union.
External links
- Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec
- http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32952The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1878, CH MackintoshCharles H. MackintoshCharles Herbert Mackintosh was a journalist, mayor of Ottawa from 1879–1881, represented Ottawa City as a Liberal-Conservative in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887, and from 1890 to 1893, and served as Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories from 1893 to 1898.-Parentage and...
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