Antoine-Charles Taschereau (October 26, 1797 – June 11, 1862) was an official and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Beauce in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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 from 1830 to 1838 and Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

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 from 1841 to 1844.

He was born in Quebec City

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, the son of seigneur

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 Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau

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 and Louise-Françoise Juchereau Duchesnay who was the daughter of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay

Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay

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, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and the Séminaire de Nicolet. He married Adélaïde Fleury de La Gorgendière in 1819. Taschereau was named customs officer at Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce

Sainte-Marie, Quebec

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 in 1821 and then customs collector in 1822. He also served as land agent, postmaster, school trustee and as a lieutenant-colonel in the militia. Taschereau supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions

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 and opposed the union of Upper and Lower Canada. In 1849, he was named customs collector at Quebec City. He died in Deschambault

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 at the age of 64.

Taschereau was half-brother of Jean-Thomas

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 and Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau

Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau

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 and uncle of Joseph-André

Joseph-André Taschereau

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 and Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau

Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau

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