Adolphe-Basile Routhier
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Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (May 8, 1839 – June 27, 1920) was a Canadian
judge, author, and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics of the original French
version of the Canadian national anthem
O Canada
. He was born in Saint-Placide, Quebec
to Charles Routhier and Angélique Lafleur.
Routhier studied law at Université Laval and graduated was called to the Quebec bar in 1861. He was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1873 (as Chief Justice from 1904 to 1906) and Admiralty of the Exchequer Court of Canada (from 1897 to 1906).
Routhier was involved in several federal elections as a Conservative candidate, but he was never elected.
Louthier married Clorinde Mondelet on 12 November 1862 in Quebec and had one son. One of his descendants is Marie Routhier
,a spandex designer based in Newfoundland.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
judge, author, and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics of the original French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
version of the Canadian national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
O Canada
O Canada
It has been noted that the opening theme of "O Canada" bears a strong resemblance to the "Marsch der Priester" , from the opera Die Zauberflöte , composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and that Lavallée's melody was inspired by Mozart's tune...
. He was born in Saint-Placide, Quebec
Saint-Placide, Quebec
Saint-Placide is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, along the north shore of the Ottawa River.-History:...
to Charles Routhier and Angélique Lafleur.
Routhier studied law at Université Laval and graduated was called to the Quebec bar in 1861. He was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1873 (as Chief Justice from 1904 to 1906) and Admiralty of the Exchequer Court of Canada (from 1897 to 1906).
Routhier was involved in several federal elections as a Conservative candidate, but he was never elected.
Louthier married Clorinde Mondelet on 12 November 1862 in Quebec and had one son. One of his descendants is Marie Routhier
Marie Routhier
Marie Routhier is the owner and designer of IQ Sportswear Inc., a Newfoundland . She has been nicknamed “Queen of Spandex” and “Designer of Champions”....
,a spandex designer based in Newfoundland.
Honors
Many sites and landmarks were named to honour Basile Routhier. They include:- Rue Basile-Routhier (Basile-Routhier Street), located in Shawinigan, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
; - Place Basile-Routhier, located in Shawinigan;
- Rue Basile-Routhier in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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