Joseph Dubuc
Sir Joseph Dubuc | |
|---|---|
John Sifton | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1840 Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Anna Hénault m. June 1872 |
| Children | Lucien Dubuc |
| Profession | lawyer |
| [1][2] | |
Sir Joseph Dubuc (26 December 1840 – 7 January 1914), was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge who was born in Lower Canada and became an important political figure from Manitoba.
Early life
Dubuc was from a large family and was irregularly in school because of family responsibilities. He spent some time in the United States and learned English while working in a factory. Upon returning to Quebec, he completed military school in Montreal in November 1866.
In January 1870, Riel called on him to help with the new
He had a son Lucien Dubuc who went on to become a famous Judge.[3]
Political career
He was acclaimed to the first provincial legislature when elections were held in 1870 at the Baie St-Paul riding.[1] He persuaded Riel to run for the House of Commons of Canada in 1872 and was almost beaten to death in the ensuing riots.
Dubuc worked to preserve the alliance between French Canadians and Métis. Politically he was a
Dubuc resigned from the provincial legislature was acclaimed in Provencher in the federal election of 1878
He grew estranged from Riel calling him a "dangerous maniac" following the Second Riel Rebellion.[4]
Late life
Dubuc unsuccessfully opposed the government of Thomas Greenway's move to reduce French-language rights and make English the sole language of the province during the Manitoba Schools Question debate and was a dissenting judge in the case of Barrett v. City of Winnipeg where the majority of the court ruled that the government had a right to establish a public school system to the detriment of French-language Catholic schools.
In 1903, he became
Dubuc died unexpectedly in Los Angeles on 7 January 1914. Dubuc Street in Winnipeg was named in his honour.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-665-32951-2.
- ^ a b c "Joseph Dubuc (1840-1914)". Manitoba Historical Society. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Herzog, Lawrence (6 November 2003). "The Houses on Victoria Avenue". Vol. 21 No. 44. Real Estate Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Payment, Diane Paulette. "Dubuc, Sir Joseph". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
