Jean-Charles Létourneau
Encyclopedia
Jean-Charles Létourneau was a notary
and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud
in 1775 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
. Létourneau articled as a notary with Roger Lelièvre and later Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau
, qualifying to practice in 1803. He set up practice in the parish of Saint-Thomas at Montmagny
and, in 1806, he married Catherine, Boisseau's daughter. Létourneau was named commissioner for several public works projects in the area. In 1827, Létourneau was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Devon. He was elected to represent L'Islet in 1830 and 1834. He supported Louis-Joseph Papineau
and voted for the Ninety-Two Resolutions
.
He died at Saint-Thomas in 1838 after suffering a long illness.
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure in 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...
.
He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud is a parish municipality in Quebec....
in 1775 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
. Létourneau articled as a notary with Roger Lelièvre and later Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau
Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau
Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Saint-Pierre, Île d'Orléans in 1765, the son of Nicolas-Gaspard Boisseau and the grandson of court clerk and royal notary Nicolas Boisseau, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec...
, qualifying to practice in 1803. He set up practice in the parish of Saint-Thomas at Montmagny
Montmagny, Quebec
-External links:*...
and, in 1806, he married Catherine, Boisseau's daughter. Létourneau was named commissioner for several public works projects in the area. In 1827, Létourneau 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 Devon. He was elected to represent L'Islet in 1830 and 1834. He supported Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau , born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. His father was Joseph Papineau, also a famous politician in Quebec...
and voted for the Ninety-Two Resolutions
Ninety-Two Resolutions
The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the Parti patriote of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony....
.
He died at Saint-Thomas in 1838 after suffering a long illness.