Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
MLA for Terrebonne | |
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| In office September 1, 1867 – July 29, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Provincial district created in 1867 |
| Succeeded by | Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1840 Conservative |
| Spouse |
Marie-Louise King (m. 1874) |
| Cabinet | Solicitor General (1873–1874) Minister Without Portfolio (1876–1878) Provincial Secretary (1876–1878) Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works (1879–1881) Commissioner of Railways (1880–1881) Secretary of State of Canada (1882–1892) Minister of Customs (1892) |
Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Life
As a lawyer, he defended Ambroise-Dydime Lépine against the charge of murdering Thomas Scott during the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870.
He served as the fifth
After the
Chapleau planned to quit politics in 1885 when Louis Riel was sentenced to be hanged but decided to stay, fearing it would only inflame the situation. After Riel was hanged, he was attacked by Quebecers who accused him of the death of Riel along with John A. Macdonald.
He served as Minister of Justice under prime ministers
Elections as party leader
He won the 1881 election.
Family
On November 25, 1874, he married Marie Louise, daughter of Lieutenant-colonel Charles King of Sherbrooke in the province of Quebec.[2]
Electoral record
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau | 1,830 | 61.9 | -1.8 | ||||
| Liberal | M.D. Limoges | 1,126 | 38.1 | +1.8 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,956 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau | 1,819 | 63.8 | -1.8 | ||||
| Liberal | M.J. Therrien | 1,034 | 36.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,853 | 100.0 | ||||||
| By-election on 16 August 1882
To allow Mr. Chapleau to run for office. | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau | acclaimed | |||
Note: popular vote is compared to vote in 1882 general election.
See also
- List of Quebec general elections
- Politics of Quebec
- Provincial premiers who have become Canadian MPs
- Timeline of Quebec history
References
- ^ "Monument funéraire de Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in French). n.d. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Carlyle 1901.
Further reading
- DUSSAULT, Roy. « Défense des intérêts des Canadiens français et unité de la Confédération canadienne : la pensée nationaliste de Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, 1840–1898». Mémoire de maîtrise, Québec, Université Laval, 2018, 177 p.
- Carlyle, Edward Irving (1901). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau fonds, Library and Archives Canada.
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau – Parliament of Canada biography
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