The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government 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...

 until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by 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...

. The legislative council was created by the Constitutional Act

Constitutional Act of 1791

The Constitutional Act of 1791, formally The Clergy Endowments Act, 1791 , is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain...

. Many of the members first called in the Council in 1792 had served as councillors in the Council for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec

Council for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec

The Council for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec, more commonly called the Legislative Council of Quebec, was an advisory body constituted by section XII of the Quebec Act of 1774...

.

The council came to be dominated by the Château Clique

Château Clique

The Clique du Château or Château Clique was a group of wealthy families in Lower Canada in the early 19th century. They were the Lower Canadian equivalent of the Family Compact in Upper Canada...

, members of the province's most powerful families who were generally interested in preserving the status quo. Both the upper and lower houses were dissolved on March 27, 1838 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...

 and Lower Canada was administered by an appointed Special Council

Special Council of Lower Canada

The Special Council of Lower Canada was an appointed body which administered Lower Canada until the Union Act of 1840 created the Province of Canada. Following the Lower Canada Rebellion, on March 27, 1838, the Constitutional Act of 1791 was suspended and both the Legislative Assembly and...

.

Following the Act of Union in 1840, the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house 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 province of Ontario...

 was created in 1841.

List of Members of the Legislative Council

Member	Start	Stop
Adam Mabane Adam Mabane Adam Mabane was a physician, judge and political figure in the early Province of Quebec.He was born in Scotland around 1734. He was a surgeon's assistant in the British army led by Amherst and came to Quebec in 1760. Mabane served at the military hospital in the town of Quebec and also set up in...		January 3, 1792
John Fraser	1792	December 5, 1795
François Baby François Baby (businessman) François Baby was a Canadian businessman, militia officer, and politician.François Baby was born in Montreal to Raymond Baby and Thérèse Le Compte Dupré. He came from a family of fur traders. His father was a fur trader who had been sufficiently successful before his death, four years after...	1792	October 6, 1820
Thomas Dunn	1792	April 15, 1818
Hugh Finlay	1792	December 26, 1801
William Smith William Smith (chief justice) William Smith was a lawyer, historian, speaker, loyalist, and eventually Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1763 to 1782 and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec, later Lower Canada, from 1786 until his death...	1792	December 6, 1793
Joseph-Dominique-Emmanuel Le Moyne de Longueuil	1792	January 19, 1807
George Pownall George Pownall Sir George Pownall was an English politician in Lower Canada.Born in Lincolnshire, England, Pownall was appointed secretary and registrar of the province of Quebec in 1775...	1792	October 17, 1834
Paul-Roch de Saint-Ours	1792	August 11, 1814
Edward Harrison Edward Harrison Edward Harrison may refer to:*Ted Harrison , Canadian painter*Ted Harrison British artist, cartoonist, writer and former BBC correspondent*Edward Harrison , 18th-century British administrator...	1792	October 15, 1794
John Collins	1792	April 15, 1795
François-Marie Picoté de Belestre François-Marie Picoté de Belestre François-Marie Picoté, sieur de Belestre II was a colonial soldier for both New France and Great Britain....	1792	March 30, 1792
Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry was a seigneur, military engineer and political figure in Lower Canada...	1792	December 11, 1797
Charles-Louis Tarieu de Lanaudière Charles-Louis Tarieu de Lanaudière Charles-Louis Tarieu de Lanaudière was a soldier, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1743, the son of seigneur Charles-François Tarieu de La Naudière, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He joined the Régiment de La Sarre in 1756 and was wounded...	1792	October 2, 1811
René-Amable Boucher de Boucherville René-Amable Boucher de Boucherville René-Amable Boucher de Boucherville was a seigneur, soldier and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Fort Frontenac , the son of Pierre Boucher de Boucherville, in 1735. He joined the colonial army of New France and served during the Seven Years' War...	1792	August 31, 1812
Henry Caldwell Henry Caldwell Lt.-Col. Henry Caldwell, was a Canadian army and militia officer, a successful businessman and a member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada....	February 5, 1793	May 28, 1810
Jacob Mountain Jacob Mountain Jacob Mountain was an English churchman who became the first Anglican Bishop of Quebec.-Biography:The third son of Jacob Mountain of Thwaite Hall, Norfolk, by Ann, daughter of Jehoshaphat Postle of Wymondham, he was born at Thwaite Hall on 30 December 1749, and educated at Caius College,...	July 7, 1793	June 16, 1825
William Osgoode William Osgoode William Osgoode was the first Chief Justice of Ontario, Canada.He was born William Osgood in London, England in 1754 to William Osgood. He attended Christ Church, Oxford and was called to the bar in 1779. On December 31, 1791, he was appointed first Chief Justice of Upper Canada...	January 5, 1795	January 17, 1824
James Monk James Monk Sir James Monk was Chief Justice of Lower Canada. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated in Halifax, Nova Scotia where his father had settled in 1749....	January 5, 1795	June 1820
John Johnson John Johnson (Loyalist) Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet of New York was a Loyalist leader during the American Revolution, a politician in Canada and a wealthy landowner. He was the son of Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, who had been the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the province and accumulated much land...	1796	January 4, 1830
Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière Colonel The Hon. Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière , de jure 2nd Marquis de Lotbinière...	1796	January 1, 1822
Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau was the second in a line of distinguished French Canadians whose influence has spanned 3 centuries....	1798	September 18, 1809
Jenkin Williams	February 8, 1803	October 30, 1819
John Elmsley	February 8, 1803	April 29, 1805
Henry Allcock Henry Allcock Henry Allcock was a judge and political figure in Upper and Lower Canada.His family was from Edgbaston and he was born in Birmingham, England in 1759 and studied law at Lincoln's Inn in London. He was called to the bar in 1791. In 1798, he was appointed judge in the Court of King's Bench of Upper...	January 21, 1807	February 22, 1808
Jonathan Sewell Jonathan Sewell Jonathan Sewell was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.-Early life:He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of the last British attorney general of Massachusetts...	1808	March 27, 1838
Charles de Saint-Ours Charles de Saint-Ours Charles de Saint-Ours was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Roch-Louis de Saint-Ours in the town of Quebec in 1753. He became a major in the militia in 1774 and took part in the defence of Fort St John’s against the Americans...	December 2, 1808	November 11, 1834
John Hale	December 3, 1808	March 27, 1838
Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay was a seigneur, soldier and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Quebec City in 1765, the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He served as lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment from 1798 to 1802...	December 12, 1810	February 17, 1825
John Caldwell John Caldwell (seigneur) Sir John Caldwell was a businessman and politician in Lower Canada and the only son of Henry Caldwell, the receiver general of Lower Canada from 1794....	December 15, 1811	March 27, 1838
Herman Witsius Ryland	December 17, 1811	March 27, 1838
James Cuthbert James Cuthbert, Jr. James Cuthbert was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Berthier in 1769, the son of seigneur James Cuthbert, and studied at the English College at Douai, France. He served in the 60th Regiment of the British Army, becoming lieutenant in 1797. Cuthbert inherited the...	December 18, 1811	March 27, 1838
Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière Charles-Gaspard Tarieu de Lanaudière was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Charles Tarieu de La Naudière in Quebec City in 1769, the son of seigneur Charles-François Tarieu de La Naudière, and studied at London. He inherited the seigneury of Saint-Vallier from his father...	December 19, 1811	June 7, 1812
Charles William Grant	December 21, 1811	March 27, 1848
Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1758, the son of Ignace-Philippe Aubert de Gaspé, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He helped defend the province against the invasion by the Americans in 1775-6...	1812	February 13, 1823
Jacques-Nicolas Perrault Jacques-Nicolas Perrault Jacques-Nicolas Perrault was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec City in 1750, the son of Jacques Perrault and grandson of Pierre Boucher de Boucherville. He entered his father's business and continued in business after his father died in 1775...	January 1812	August 7, 1812
John Blackwood John Blackwood (merchant) John Blackwood was probably born in England and we have knowledge of his being in Quebec in 1776, taking part in the defence of Quebec...	April 9, 1813	June 24, 1819
Pierre-Dominique Debartzch Pierre-Dominique Debartzch Pierre-Dominique Debartzch was a lawyer, seigneur, newspaper owner and political figure in Lower Canada....	January 17, 1814	March 27, 1838
William McGillivray William McGillivray William McGillivray was a Scotland-born fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Dunlichity, Scotland in 1764. In 1784, he travelled to Montreal with his uncle Simon McTavish and began work with the North West Company...	January 19, 1814	October 16, 1825
Jean-Antoine Panet Jean-Antoine Panet Jean-Antoine Panet was a notary, lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec in 1751, the son of Jean-Claude Panet. He served in the militia defending the town of Quebec during the American Revolution and he later attained the rank of ieutenant-colonel in the...	January 1815	May 17, 1815
John Richardson	January 24, 1816	May 18, 1831
Joseph-Octave Plessis Joseph-Octave Plessis Joseph-Octave Plessis was a Canadian Roman Catholic clergyman from Quebec. He was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec after the diocese was elevated to the status of an archdiocese....	April 30, 1817	December 4, 1825
Roderick Mackenzie	May 10, 1817	March 27, 1838
Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry was the son of Michel de Sallaberry and he was the first member of the family to develop permanent roots in Canada...	December 4, 1817	March 22, 1828
William Burns	January 2, 1818	September 25, 1829
Michael Henry Perceval	January 10, 1818	October 12, 1829
Olivier Perrault Olivier Perrault Olivier Perrault was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. He was also sometimes known as Jean-Baptiste-Olivier Perrault....	January 28, 1818	March 19, 1827
Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau was born in Quebec April 19, 1775, a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau, the patriarch of this important family, and his first wife, Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin. He studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec from 1784 to 1792....	January 28, 1818	October 8, 1826
William Scott	January 29, 1818	January 11, 1820
Louis-René Chaussegros de Léry Louis-René Chaussegros de Léry Louis-René Chaussegros de Léry was a seigneur, soldier and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Paris in 1762, the son of seigneur Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry and Louise Martel de Brouague, the daughter of François Martel de Brouague. He stayed in France until 1770, when he...	February 9, 1818	November 28, 1832
James Irvine James Irvine (Quebec businessman) Lt.-Colonel The Hon. James Irvine J.P., M.P. was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.James Irvine was born in England in 1766, the son of Adam Irvine and Elizabeth , daughter of John Johnston , 4th laird of Outbrecks, Orkney...	February 20, 1818	September 20, 1829
Louis Turgeon Louis Turgeon Louis Turgeon was a notary, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Beaumont, Quebec in 1762, studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, articled as a notary and was licensed to practice in 1792. He set up his office at Saint-Charles near Quebec City. He was named a justice of...	March 10, 1818	September 26, 1827
Louis Gugy Louis Gugy Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Jean-Georges-Barthélemy-Guillaume-Louis Gugy was the Sheriff of Montreal and a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada, the nephew and heir of Conrad Gugy.-Early life:...	April 10, 1818	March 27, 1838
Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry	December 14, 1818	February 27, 1829
James Kerr	October 19, 1821	March 27, 1838
William Bowman Felton William Bowman Felton William Bowman Felton was a British naval officer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Gloucester, England in 1782, the son of John Felton, who was an officer in the Royal Navy. He served with the British fleet in the Mediterranean and at Gibraltar during the Napoleonic Wars...	April 6, 1822	June 30, 1837
Mathew Bell Mathew Bell Mathew Bell was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. His first name is also sometimes recorded as Matthew....	April 30, 1823	March 27, 1838
Edward Bowen Edward Bowen (politician) Edward Bowen was an Irish-born lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. He was the 1st Chief Justice of the Superior Court for the Province of Quebec, and the 2nd Chancellor of Bishop's University.-Life:...	February 27, 1824	March 27, 1838
Toussaint Pothier Toussaint Pothier Toussaint Pothier was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Jean-Baptiste Pothier in Montreal in 1771, the son of Louis-Toussaint Pothier, a merchant and one of the founders of the North West Company...	July 22, 1824	March 27, 1838
John Stewart	May 13, 1825	March 27, 1838
John Forsyth	July 3, 1827	December 27, 1837
Charles James Stewart Charles James Stewart Charles James Stewart was an English Church of England, clergyman, bishop, and politician. He was the second Bishop of Quebec from 1826 to 1837....	January 1828	July 13, 1837
Jean-Thomas Taschereau Jean-Thomas Taschereau (1778-1832) Jean-Thomas Taschereau was a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau and Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin. He was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and politician....	May 2, 1828	June 14, 1832
Samuel Hatt	November 29, 1829	March 27, 1838
Denis-Benjamin Viger Denis-Benjamin Viger Denis-Benjamin Viger was a 19th century Lower Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, and Patriote movement member.Viger was part of the militia in the early 19th century and then a captain in the War of 1812...	November 30, 1829	March 27, 1838
Louis Guy Louis Guy Louis Guy was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1768, the son of a merchant there. Guy studied to be a land surveyor and learned English at the College of New Jersey in Princeton. On his return, he articled in law with Joseph Papineau, qualified as a notary...	December 20, 1830	March 27, 1838
George Moffatt	December 24, 1830	March 27, 1838
Jacques-Philippe Saveuse de Beaujeu Jacques-Philippe Saveuse de Beaujeu Jacques-Philippe Saveuse de Beaujeu was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was baptized on May 5, 1772, the son of seigneur Louis Liénard de Beaujeu de Villemonde. In 1794, he was named Protonotary of the Court of King's Bench for Montreal district. In 1802, he married Catherine,...	November 25, 1831	June 19, 1832
François-Roch de Saint-Ours	January 1, 1832	March 27, 1838
Peter McGill Peter McGill Peter McGill was a Scots-Quebecer businessman who served as the second mayor of Montreal, Canada East from 1840 to 1842.- Biography :...	January 3, 1832	March 27, 1838
John Molson John Molson John Molson was an English-speaking Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, starting the Molson Brewing Company.-Birth and early life:...	January 4, 1832	January 11, 1836
Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière was a Quebec doctor, seigneur and political figure.He was born in Baie-du-Febvre, Lower Canada in 1792, the son of Pierre de Sales Laterrière who became the seigneur of Les Éboulements. Laterrière studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and went on to study...	January 5, 1832	March 27, 1838
François-Xavier Malhiot François-Xavier Malhiot François-Xavier Malhiot was a merchant, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born François-Xavier-Amable Malhiot at Verchères, Quebec in 1781, the son of François Malhiot. Malhiot joined the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment as an officer and later became a lieutenant-colonel in...	January 6, 1832	March 27, 1838
Jean Dessaulles Jean Dessaulles Jean Dessaulles was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-François-du-Lac in 1766 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He worked as a seigneurial agent for his aunt, who was managing the seigneury of Saint-Hyacinthe...	January 7, 1832	June 20, 1835
Barthélemy Joliette Barthélemy Joliette Barthélemy Joliette was a notary, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East....	January 8, 1832	March 27, 1838
Pierre de Rastel de Rocheblave Pierre de Rastel de Rocheblave Pierre de Rastel de Rocheblave was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Kaskaskia, Illinois in 1773, the son of Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave, and moved to Montreal with his family after the American Revolution. Like his father, he entered the...	January 9, 1832	March 27, 1838
Robert Unwin Harwood Robert Unwin Harwood The Hon. Robert Unwin Harwood was the last Seigneur of Vaudreuil and a political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.-Arrival in Canada:...	January 10, 1832	March 27, 1838
Antoine-Gaspard Couillard Antoine-Gaspard Couillard Antoine-Gaspard Couillard was a seigneur, physician and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Saint-Thomas in Montmagny in 1789, the son of seigneur Jean-Baptiste Couillard and Marie-Angélique Chaussegros de Léry, the daughter of Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry. Couillard studied at...	January 11, 1832	March 27, 1838
Jean-Baptiste Juchereau Duchesnay Jean-Baptiste Juchereau Duchesnay Jean-Baptiste Juchereau Duchesnay was a Canadian politician, officer, merchant, and seigneur.Jean-Baptiste Juchereau Duchesnay was born in Beauport, Quebec to Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay and Catherine Dupré. In 1792 he was placed as a boarder at Quebec, where for three years he attended the Petit...	April 4, 1832	January 13, 1833
James Baxter	August 1832	November 18, 1837
Horatio Gates Horatio Gates (businessman) Horatio Gates was a Canadian businessman, office holder, justice of the peace, and politician. He was the third president of the Bank of Montreal.-References:...	August 1, 1832	April 11, 1834
Robert Jones Robert Jones (Quebec politician) Robert Jones was a political figure in Canada East. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1844...	August 2, 1832	March 27, 1838
François Quirouet François Quirouet François Quirouet was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Pierre-François Quirouet in the town of Quebec in 1776. He served in the militia, later becoming lieutenant-colonel. He was a merchant and was also licensed as an auctioneer...	October 25, 1833	March 27, 1838
Joseph Masson Joseph Masson Joseph Masson was Canadian businessman, who is considered the first French Canadian millionaire.Seigneur of Terrebonne, Quebec, president of Masson societies, president of the City Gas, he was also vice-president of the Banque de Montréal, president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal...	October 16, 1834	March 27, 1838
Amable Dionne Amable Dionne Amable Dionne was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.He was born in Kamouraska in 1781 and grew up there. He became a clerk for Pierre Casgrain, a merchant at Rivière-Ouelle, and, in 1811, was made a partner in the business...	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838
René-Édouard Caron René-Édouard Caron René-Édouard Caron was a Canadian politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.Born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada, the son of Augustin Caron, a farmer, and Elizabeth Lessard, he studied at a Quebec seminary, the Petit Séminaire of Quebec, and studied law in André-Rémi...	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838
Janvier-Domptail Lacroix	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838
Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury Lieutenant Colonel Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury was a Canadian soldier, lawyer, politician and newspaper founder.-Early life:...	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838
Gabriel Marchand	August 22, 1837
John Neilson John Neilson John Neilson was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette and a politician.- Biography :...	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838
John Pangman	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838
Melchior-Alphonse de Salaberry Melchior-Alphonse de Salaberry Colonel the Honourable Melchior-Alphonse de Salaberry or Melchior-Alphonse d'Irumberry de Salaberry was a Quebec lawyer and political figure....	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838
Jean-Baptiste-René Hertel de Rouville Jean-Baptiste-René Hertel de Rouville Jean-Baptiste-René Hertel de Rouville was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1789, the son of Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Hertel de Rouville. He became a lieutenant in the militia around 1807 and served as a captain in the Canadian Voltigeurs during the War of 1812...	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838
John Malcolm Fraser	August 22, 1837	March 27, 1838

See also

• Executive Council of Lower Canada
  Executive Council of Lower Canada
  The Executive Council of Lower Canada was an appointive body created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. Its function was to advise the Governor or his representative on the administration of the colony's public affairs...
  
  
• Constitutional history of Canada
  Constitutional history of Canada
  The constitutional history of Canada begins with the 1763 Treaty of Paris, in which France ceded most of New France to Great Britain. Canada was the colony along the St Lawrence River, part of present-day Ontario and Quebec. Its government underwent many structural changes over the following century...
  
  
• Legislative Council of Quebec
  Legislative Council of Quebec
  From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
  
  

External links

• Journals of the Legislative Council of the province of Lower Canada (1802–1837) (Canadiana.org)
• Aux fenêtres du Parlement de Québec : histoire, traditions, coutumes, usages, procédures, souvenirs, anecdotes, commissions et autres organismes, D. Potvin (1942)
• Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)