Léonard Godefroy de Tonnancour
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Léonard Godefroy de Tonnancour (November 6, 1793 – January 29, 1867) was a political figure in Lower Canada
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He was born in Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska
in 1793, the son of seigneur
Joseph-Marie Godefroy de Tonnancour
, and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He worked as an administrator on the family estates. He inherited part of the seigneuries of Yamaska and Saint-François, as well as property in Acton County
, in 1834. Godefroy de Tonnancour was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Yamaska
in an 1832 by-election; he was reelected in 1834. He voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions
. After the constitution was suspended in 1838, Godefroy de Tonnancour retired from politics. In 1835, he had married Marguerite, the daughter of Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin Cherrier
, surveyor and former member of the legislative assembly.
He died at Saint-Michel-d’Yamaska in 1867.
His older brother Marie-Joseph
became co-seigneur after the death of their father and also was a member of the legislative assembly.
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...
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He was born in Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska
Yamaska, Quebec
Yamaska is a municipality in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,643.-Population:Population trend...
in 1793, the son of seigneur
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
Joseph-Marie Godefroy de Tonnancour
Joseph-Marie Godefroy de Tonnancour
Joseph-Marie Godefroy de Tonnancour was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Trois-Rivières in 1750, the son of Louis-Joseph Godefroy de Tonnancour, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and then at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris and Oxford University. He...
, and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He worked as an administrator on the family estates. He inherited part of the seigneuries of Yamaska and Saint-François, as well as property in Acton County
Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Acton Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Acton Vale.Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little fewer than 16,000 people. The average population density is...
, in 1834. Godefroy de Tonnancour 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 Yamaska
Yamaska (electoral district)
Yamaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which preserved existing electoral districts in Lower Canada....
in an 1832 by-election; he was reelected in 1834. He voted in support of 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....
. After the constitution was suspended in 1838, Godefroy de Tonnancour retired from politics. In 1835, he had married Marguerite, the daughter of Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin Cherrier
Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin Cherrier
Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin Cherrier was a surveyor and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Benjamin-Hyacinthe Cherrier at Longueuil in 1757, the son of François-Pierre Cherrier, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He settled at Saint-Denis on the Richelieu River, where he set up his...
, surveyor and former member of the legislative assembly.
He died at Saint-Michel-d’Yamaska in 1867.
His older brother Marie-Joseph
Marie-Joseph Godefroy de Tonnancour
Marie-Joseph Godefroy de Tonnancour was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Trois-Rivières in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1820....
became co-seigneur after the death of their father and also was a member of the legislative assembly.