William Vondenvelden
William Vondenvelden (ca. 1753 – June 20, 1809) was a German-born surveyor, printer and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born in
John Jones, set up a print shop there. In 1794, Jones and Vondenvelden launched the weekly Le Cours du tems/The Times. In 1795, he was named official printer for the statutes produced by the provincial parliament by Governor Guy Carleton. He was appointed assistant surveyor general for the province in the same year. In 1798, he sold his printing operation to Pierre-Édouard Desbarats
and Roger Lelièvre.
In 1803, with Louis Charland, he produced A new topographical map of the province of Lower Canada and a book, Extraits des titres des anciennes concessions de terre en fief et seineurie, describing the seigneuries in the province. In 1799, he was named surveyor of the highways, streets, and lanes for the town and parish of Quebec. Vondenvelden was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Gaspé in 1800. He returned to his practice as a surveyor in 1804.
He died at Quebec City in 1809 after having been involved in a carriage accident.
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- "William Vondenvelden". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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