Jérôme-Adolphe Chicoyne
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Jérôme-Adolphe Chicoyne was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Wolfe
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1892 to 1904 as a Conservative.
He was born in Saint-Pie
, Canada East
, the son of Jérôme Chicoine and Dorothée Deslandes, dit Champigny, and was adopted by his godfather Joseph Charbonneau at the age of three. Chicoyne was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1868 and set up practice in Saint-Hyacinthe
. Earlier the same year, he had married Marie-Rose-Caroline Perrault. In 1872, he left the practice of law to become an immigration agent for Quebec. Chicoyne contributed to the Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe and L'Opinion publique. He established the newspaper La Colonisation in Sherbrooke in 1886 and then was the owner and editor of the Pionnier de Sherbrooke from 1888 to 1901. He served on the municipal council for Sherbrooke and was mayor from 1890 to 1892. Chicoyne was also mayor of La Patrie
and Mégantic
. In the Quebec assembly, he developed the Quebec Agricultural Syndicates’ Act which allowed farmers to set up cooperative associations, leading to the development of caisses populaires
. Chicoyne died in Saint-Hyacinthe at the age of 66.
He published Causeries agricoles: une visite chez le capitaine B in 1874 under the pen name Jean Bellevue.
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....
. He represented Wolfe
Wolfe (provincial electoral district)
Wolfe was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Estrie region, it was formed in 1890 from a split of Richmond-Wolfe into two ridings including Richmond...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1892 to 1904 as a Conservative.
He was born in Saint-Pie
Saint-Pie, Quebec
Saint-Pie is a city in the Montérégie region of southwest Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,109. The Parish of Saint-Pie was amalgamated into the City of Saint-Pie on February 28, 2003.-Population:Population trend...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of Jérôme Chicoine and Dorothée Deslandes, dit Champigny, and was adopted by his godfather Joseph Charbonneau at the age of three. Chicoyne was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1868 and set up practice in Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...
. Earlier the same year, he had married Marie-Rose-Caroline Perrault. In 1872, he left the practice of law to become an immigration agent for Quebec. Chicoyne contributed to the Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe and L'Opinion publique. He established the newspaper La Colonisation in Sherbrooke in 1886 and then was the owner and editor of the Pionnier de Sherbrooke from 1888 to 1901. He served on the municipal council for Sherbrooke and was mayor from 1890 to 1892. Chicoyne was also mayor of La Patrie
La Patrie, Quebec
La Patrie is a village of 800 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the base of Mont Megantic.Some industries specializing in the field of forestry have settled in La Patrie.-Light Pollution:...
and Mégantic
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
Lac-Mégantic is a town in Estrie on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake for which the town was named. Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mégantic is the seat of Le Granit Regional County Municipality and of the judicial district of...
. In the Quebec assembly, he developed the Quebec Agricultural Syndicates’ Act which allowed farmers to set up cooperative associations, leading to the development of caisses populaires
Credit union
A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members...
. Chicoyne died in Saint-Hyacinthe at the age of 66.
He published Causeries agricoles: une visite chez le capitaine B in 1874 under the pen name Jean Bellevue.
External links
- Auclair, Elie-Joseph (1933). Figures canadiennes, Montréal, vol. 2, pp. 188–194