René-Édouard Caron

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The Honourable
René-Édouard Caron
Colour painting of a fair-skinned man with dark hair, seated, wearing English court garb
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office
11 February 1873 – 13 December 1876
MonarchVictoria
Governor GeneralThe Earl of Dufferin
Premier
Preceded by
Andrew Stuart
Succeeded byAndrew Stuart (1836–1838)
Member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada
In office
22 August, 1837 – 27 March, 1836
Succeeded byNone; Constitution suspended
Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
In office
9 June 1841 – 16 March 1857
Preceded byNew position
Personal details
Born(1800-10-21)21 October 1800
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Died13 December 1876(1876-12-13) (aged 76)
Spencer Wood, Sillery
Resting placeCimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont, Sainte-Foy
Spouse
Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois
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(m. 1828; Caron's death 1876)​
Education
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Professionlawyer

René-Édouard Caron (21 October 1800 – 13 December 1876) was a

Canadian politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.[1]

He was born in

Petit Séminaire de Québec, in 1813.[1] After later studying law in André-Rémi Hamel's office, Caron was called to the bar of Lower Canada in 1826.[2][1] In 1828, he married Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois, the daughter of Joseph de Blois and Marie-Vénérande Ranvoyzé.[1][3]

In 1833, he was elected as a municipal representative for the Palais district of

mayor by the city councillors and served until 1836.[citation needed] He was mayor again from 1840 to 1846.[citation needed] He was mayor when cholera broke out in 1834 and when a fire nearly destroyed the city in 1845.[citation needed
]

In 1834, he was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for the riding of Upper Town of Quebec. In 1841, he was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada. He was the Speaker from 1843 to 1847 and again from 1848 to 1853. From 1844 to 1853, he was also in a law partnership with Louis de Gonzague Baillairgé. In 1853, he was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal, and in 1855 of the Court of the Queen's Bench. In 1859, he took part in the codification of the civil laws. He remained a judge until 1873 when he was appointed the second Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec. He served until his death in December 1876. He was buried at Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont in Sainte-Foy.[4]

Family

He married Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois, daughter of Joseph de Blois and Marie-Vénérande Ranvoyzé, of Quebec, on 16 September 1828, at Notre-Dame de Québec.[1][3] She died on 25 March 1880, and was buried at cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont, alongside her husband.[5] The couple's son

Jean-Thomas Taschereau, later a judge in the Supreme Court of Canada, and was the mother of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
, a premier of Quebec.

Descendants
  • Augustin Caron (1778–1862), m. Élizabeth Lessard (1774–1823)
    • René-Édouard Caron (1800–1876), m. Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois (1829–1886)
      • Adolphe-Philippe Caron (1843–1908), m. Marie-Clotilde-Alice Baby (1833–1924)
      • Marie-Elmire Corinne Caron, m. Sir Charles Fitzpatrick (1853–1942)
      • Marie-Joséphine Caron (1839–1915), m.
        Jean-Thomas Taschereau
        (1814–1893)
        • Joseph-Édouard Taschereau (1863–1891), m. Marie-Clara-Amelie Dionne (1865–1948)
        • Louise-Josephine Taschereau (1866–1959)
        • Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1867–1952), m. Marie-Emma-Adine Dionne (1871–1952)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bonenfant, J.-C. (1972). "Caron, René-Édouard". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ Lindsay, Lionel (1908). "René-Edouard Caron" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ a b "Marriage act 3812105". GenealogieQuebec.com. Longueuil, Québec: Drouin Institute. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Biography of René-Édouard Caron". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  5. OL 7115470M. Retrieved 5 March 2019 – via Internet Archive
    .

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