Joseph-Élie Thibaudeau
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Joseph-Élie Thibaudeau was a Quebec
businessman and political figure.
He was born at Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
in 1822 and became a merchant there. He was also justice of the peace and a captain in the militia. Thibaudeau was elected to represent Portneuf in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
in 1854 and 1857. He was president of the Executive Council and minister of agriculture in 1858. In 1863, he was named registrar for Portneuf County
and served in that post until his death at Cap-Santé in 1878.
His brother Isidore
was a member of the Canadian House of Commons and his brother Joseph-Rosaire
was a member of the Canadian Senate.
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 and political figure.
He was born at Cap-Santé, 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 1822 and became a merchant there. He was also justice of the peace and a captain in the militia. Thibaudeau was elected to represent Portneuf in 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...
in 1854 and 1857. He was president of the Executive Council and minister of agriculture in 1858. In 1863, he was named registrar for Portneuf County
Portneuf County, Quebec
Portneuf County is an historic county in Quebec, Canada west of Quebec City on the Saint Lawrence River in Canada.The county seat was Cap-Santé...
and served in that post until his death at Cap-Santé in 1878.
His brother Isidore
Isidore Thibaudeau
Isidore Thibaudeau was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Quebec East in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1874 to 1877....
was a member of the Canadian House of Commons and his brother Joseph-Rosaire
Joseph-Rosaire Thibaudeau
Joseph-Rosaire Thibaudeau was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for Rigaud division from 1878 to 1909....
was a member of the Canadian Senate.