Louis Lagueux
Louis Lagueux | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Dorchester | |
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| Born | November 20, 1793 Quebec City, Lower Canada |
| Died | June 15, 1832 (aged 38) Quebec City, Lower Canada |
Louis Lagueux (November 20, 1793 – June 15, 1832) was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born in the town of
Petit Séminaire de Québec, articled in law with Joseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-Réal and qualified to practice in 1817. That same year, he entered the importing business with a partner; after that business failed the following year, he returned to the practice of law. In 1820, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Dorchester; he represented the riding until his death at Quebec from cholera in 1832. During his time in the assembly, he supported the Parti canadien
. In 1830, he introduced a bill incorporating the city of Quebec.
His uncle Étienne-Claude Lagueux also served in the legislative assembly.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- "Louis Lagueux". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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