Andrew Esinhart
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Andrew Esinhart was a merchant and political figure in Quebec
. He represented La Prairie
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1871 to 1875 as a Conservative.
He was born in La Prairie
, Lower Canada
, the son of Andrew Eisenhart and Charlotte Barbeau, and became a merchant there. Esinhart owned a sawmill
at Sainte-Clothilde
and also operated a brick factory which failed in 1870. . In 1867, he married Marie-Ézelda Valotte. He was defeated by Léon-Benoît-Alfred Charlebois
when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1875. In 1876, he moved to Iberville
, where he owned a general store and grain warehouse. Esinhart was mayor of Iberville from 1882 to 1883. He later moved to the United States
, where he died around 1915.
Quebec
Quebec 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....
. He represented La Prairie
La Prairie (provincial electoral district)
La Prairie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Chambly and Napierville-Laprairie. La Prairie previously existed from 1867 to 1919...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1871 to 1875 as a Conservative.
He was born in La Prairie
La Prairie, Quebec
La Prairie is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the son of Andrew Eisenhart and Charlotte Barbeau, and became a merchant there. Esinhart owned a sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
at Sainte-Clothilde
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Quebec
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay is a municipality in the Jardins de Napierville Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,608.-Population:...
and also operated a brick factory which failed in 1870. . In 1867, he married Marie-Ézelda Valotte. He was defeated by Léon-Benoît-Alfred Charlebois
Léon-Benoît-Alfred Charlebois
Léon-Benoît-Alfred Charlebois was a grain merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Laprairie in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1887 as a Conservative....
when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1875. In 1876, he moved to Iberville
Iberville, Quebec
Iberville was a city in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, on the east side of the Richelieu River, across from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It was about 30 miles from Montreal, and about the same distance from the United States border at the head of Lake Champlain...
, where he owned a general store and grain warehouse. Esinhart was mayor of Iberville from 1882 to 1883. He later moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where he died around 1915.