Édouard-Louis Pacaud
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Édouard-Louis Pacaud was a Quebec
lawyer and political figure. He represented Kennebec division in the Legislative Council of Quebec
from 1887 to 1889.
He was born in Bastican
, Lower Canada
in 1815, the son of Joseph Pacaud. Pacaud was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet, then studied law with Antoine Polette
at Trois-Rivières
, was admitted to the bar in 1836 and set up practice there. He did not take part in the Lower Canada Rebellion
although he did win the release of Louis-Joseph Papineau
's brother André-Augustin. In 1841, he married Anne-Hermine Dumoulin, the daughter of merchant Charles-Julien Dumoulin. Pacaud was bankruptcy commissioner for Trois-Rivières district from 1844 to 1850, which also required him to preside at the Court of Quarter Sessions and to serve as justice of the peace. Pacaud asquired much property in the region. He moved his practice to Montreal
in 1850 but returned to Trois-Rivières around 1854.
Pacaud ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly for the Province of Canada
in Mégantic in an 1850 by-election and in Nicolet in 1851. His platform included the abolition of the Legislative Council and the abolition of seigneurial tenure
. In 1858, he partnered with Louis-Adélard Senécal
and Sévère Dumoulin in the Compagnie de Navigation de Trois-Rivières.
Around 1861, he moved to Arthabaska. He acquired additional property in the region and served on the municipal council. In 1868, he married Françoise Dumoulin, the daughter of Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin
and the sister of Sévère Dumoulin. In 1878, he was named Queen's Counsel
. He served as bâtonnier for the Arthabaska bar from 1884 and 1887 and bâtonnier for the province from 1885 to 1886.
He was named to the Legislative Council in 1887 and died in office at Arthabaska in 1889.
His daughter Angélique-Élisabeth-Hermine married Louis-Bonaventure Caron
. His sister Louise-Adélaïde married Joseph-Guillaume Barthe
. Pacaud was the uncle of Gaspard Pacaud
who served in the Ontario legislative assembly and the great uncle of Lucien Turcotte Pacaud
who served in the Canadian House of Commons.
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....
lawyer and political figure. He represented Kennebec division in the 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...
from 1887 to 1889.
He was born in Bastican
Batiscan, Quebec
Batiscan is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located along the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Batiscan River.-History:...
, 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...
in 1815, the son of Joseph Pacaud. Pacaud was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet, then studied law with Antoine Polette
Antoine Polette
Antoine Polette was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born Antoine Paulet in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lower Canada in 1807 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law at Quebec City, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and set up practice in Trois-Rivières...
at Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. It is situated in the Mauricie administrative region, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour...
, was admitted to the bar in 1836 and set up practice there. He did not take part in 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...
although he did win the release of Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau , born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. His father was Joseph Papineau, also a famous politician in Quebec...
's brother André-Augustin. In 1841, he married Anne-Hermine Dumoulin, the daughter of merchant Charles-Julien Dumoulin. Pacaud was bankruptcy commissioner for Trois-Rivières district from 1844 to 1850, which also required him to preside at the Court of Quarter Sessions and to serve as justice of the peace. Pacaud asquired much property in the region. He moved his practice to 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 1850 but returned to Trois-Rivières around 1854.
Pacaud ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly for the Province of Canada
Province of Canada
The Province of Canada, United Province of Canada, or the United Canadas was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of...
in Mégantic in an 1850 by-election and in Nicolet in 1851. His platform included the abolition of the Legislative Council and the abolition of seigneurial tenure
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:...
. In 1858, he partnered with Louis-Adélard Senécal
Louis-Adélard Senécal
Louis-Adélard Senécal was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member in the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Drummond—Arthabaska, represented Yamaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871 and was a member of the Senate of Canada for Mille Isles...
and Sévère Dumoulin in the Compagnie de Navigation de Trois-Rivières.
Around 1861, he moved to Arthabaska. He acquired additional property in the region and served on the municipal council. In 1868, he married Françoise Dumoulin, the daughter of Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin
Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin
Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East....
and the sister of Sévère Dumoulin. In 1878, he was named Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
. He served as bâtonnier for the Arthabaska bar from 1884 and 1887 and bâtonnier for the province from 1885 to 1886.
He was named to the Legislative Council in 1887 and died in office at Arthabaska in 1889.
His daughter Angélique-Élisabeth-Hermine married Louis-Bonaventure Caron
Louis-Bonaventure Caron
Louis-Bonaventure Caron was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented L'Islet in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866....
. His sister Louise-Adélaïde married Joseph-Guillaume Barthe
Joseph-Guillaume Barthe
Joseph-Guillaume Barthe was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Carleton, Lower Canada in 1818 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He first studied medicine with doctor René-Joseph Kimber, then law with Edward Barnard and was called to the bar in 1840...
. Pacaud was the uncle of Gaspard Pacaud
Gaspard Pacaud
Gaspard Pacaud was an Ontario journalist and political figure. He represented Essex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member....
who served in the Ontario legislative assembly and the great uncle of Lucien Turcotte Pacaud
Lucien Turcotte Pacaud
Lucien Turcotte Pacaud was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Mégantic in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1922 as a Liberal member....
who served in the Canadian House of Commons.