Michel-François Valois
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Michel-François Valois was a physician and political figure in Canada East
.
He was born in Pointe-Claire in 1801 and studied at the Collège de Montréal
. He was licensed to practice medicine in 1826 and set up practice in Pointe-Claire. Valois became a school trustee in 1830. He helped organize in a major rally against the British authorities held at Saint-Laurent in May 1837. Valois was captured and put in prison at Montreal
; he spent some time in the United States
and then returned. In 1851, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Montreal county as a member of the parti rouge
. In 1854, Valois was elected again in Jacques-Cartier
(formerly Montreal county).
He died in Pointe-Claire in 1869.
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....
.
He was born in Pointe-Claire in 1801 and studied at the Collège de Montréal
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 was licensed to practice medicine in 1826 and set up practice in Pointe-Claire. Valois became a school trustee in 1830. He helped organize in a major rally against the British authorities held at Saint-Laurent in May 1837. Valois was captured and put in prison at 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...
; he spent some time in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and then returned. In 1851, he was elected to 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...
for Montreal county as a member of the parti rouge
Parti rouge
The Parti rouge was formed in the Province of Quebec, around 1848 by radical French-Canadians inspired by the ideas of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the Institut canadien de Montréal, and the reformist movement led by the Parti patriote of the 1830s.The party was a successor to the Parti patriote...
. In 1854, Valois was elected again in Jacques-Cartier
Jacques Cartier (electoral district)
Jacques Cartier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1953.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
(formerly Montreal county).
He died in Pointe-Claire in 1869.