Sir George-Étienne Cartier,1st Baronet,was a Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. The English spelling of the name—George,instead of Georges,the usual French spelling—is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III.
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 politician in Quebec. Papineau was the eldest of eight children and was the grandfather of the journalist Henri Bourassa,founder of the newspaper Le Devoir.
Joseph-Goderic (Joseph-Godric) Blanchet,was a Canadian physician and politician. He was the only person to serve as both Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada and Speaker of a provincial legislature. He represented Lévis in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1873 and from 1879 to 1883;he represented Bellechasse from 1875 to 1878. He also represented Lévis in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1875.
Luc Letellier de Saint-Just,was a Canadian politician. He also served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1876–1879).
Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier,was a Canadian lawyer,militia officer,politician,publisher,judge,and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
Robert Christie was a lawyer,journalist,historian and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. Born in Nova Scotia,he moved to Lower Canada as a young man. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada,he generally supported the Parti bureaucrates,or government group. He opposed the union of Lower Canada with Upper Canada,but was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. As a member,he remained opposed to the union and was an independent,not supporting any particular party. He had a reputation for being hot-headed,but also incorruptible.
Pierre-Alexis "Pitre" Tremblay was a surveyor and Quebec political figure. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1867 to 1875 and 1878 to 1879.
Théodore Robitaille,was a Canadian physician,politician,and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
Pierre-Étienne Fortin was a physician and political figure in Quebec,Canada. He represented Gaspéin the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874 and from 1878 to 1887,he also represented Gaspéin the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1878. In 1887,he was appointed to the Senate of Canada for Kennebec division.
Thomas Boutillier was a medical doctor,Patriote,and politician in Lower Canada. Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1834,he was a member of the Parti patriote led by Louis-Joseph Papineau,which was challenging the British colonial government of the largely French-speaking province of Lower Canada. When the Lower Canada Rebellion broke out in 1837,he fought on the Patriote side in the Battle of Saint-Charles. Following the Patriotes' defeat,he fled to the United States. He returned to Lower Canada in 1838.
Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière was a Quebec doctor,seigneur and political figure.
René-Édouard Caron was a Canadian politician,judge,and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
The 14th Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 21,1831,to October 9,1834. Elections to the Legislative Assembly in Lower Canada had been held in October 1830. The Ninety-Two Resolutions were submitted to the legislative assembly in 1834. All sessions were held at Quebec City.
Andrew Stuart was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.
Pierre-Ignace Aubert de Gaspé was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.
Joseph-François Deblois was a lawyer,judge and political figure in Lower Canada.
The First Legislature of Quebec was summoned in 1867 when the new Canadian province of Quebec was created,as part of the new country of Canada.
Charles-Séraphin Rodier was a Canadian merchant,lawyer,mayor of Montreal and legislative councillor of Quebec.
John Robinson Hamilton,QC was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada and then the Province of Canada. He represented the electoral district of Bonaventure 1832 to 1834 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Following the creation of the Province of Canada,he again represented Bonaventure from 1841 to 1844 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. He opposed the union of Lower Canada and Upper Canada into the Province of Canada,and supported the reform movement,which favoured responsible government.
David Le Boutillier was a political figure in Canada East. He represented Bonaventure in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1852 to 1854 as a Reformer. His name also appears as David Le Bouthillier.
