Louis-Charles Foucher
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Louis-Charles Foucher was a notary
, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born at Rivière-des-Prairies in Montreal
in 1760 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël
. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1784; he was admitted to the bar in 1789 and set up practice in law at Montreal. In 1787, he had married Marie-Élizabeth, daughter of Pierre Foretier
. Foucher was named solicitor general for Lower Canada in 1795. In 1796, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Montreal West; he had also run unsuccessfully in Effingham. In 1800, he was defeated again in Effingham but elected in York. He was elected in Trois-Rivières in 1804. In 1803, Foucher was appointed judge in the provincial court for Trois-Rivières district and, in 1812, he was named to the Court of King's Bench at Montreal. He also served in the local militia, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1812.
He died at Montreal in 1829.
His daughter Marie-Léocadie married her cousin Hugues Heney
who served in the legislative assembly.
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...
, lawyer, judge 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 at Rivière-des-Prairies in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 1760 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël
Collège de Montréal
The Collège de Montréal is a private secondary school for students attending grades 7–11 located in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A former Roman Catholic Seminary, it was founded 1 June 1767 as the Petit Séminaire of Montreal by the Suplician Order...
. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1784; he was admitted to the bar in 1789 and set up practice in law at Montreal. In 1787, he had married Marie-Élizabeth, daughter of Pierre Foretier
Pierre Foretier
Pierre Foretier was a fur trader, seigneur and official in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1738, the son of a shoemaker who died when Pierre was nine. He became a merchant supplying goods to fur traders. In 1764, he married Thérèse Legrand, daughter of a Montreal merchant...
. Foucher was named solicitor general for Lower Canada in 1795. In 1796, he 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 Montreal West; he had also run unsuccessfully in Effingham. In 1800, he was defeated again in Effingham but elected in York. He was elected in Trois-Rivières in 1804. In 1803, Foucher was appointed judge in the provincial court for Trois-Rivières district and, in 1812, he was named to the Court of King's Bench at Montreal. He also served in the local militia, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1812.
He died at Montreal in 1829.
His daughter Marie-Léocadie married her cousin Hugues Heney
Hugues Heney
Hugues Heney was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1789, the grandson of Pierre Foretier, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. Heney articled with Joseph Bédard in Montreal, was called to the bar in 1811 and set up practice in Montreal...
who served in the legislative assembly.