Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay
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Antoine-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay (February 18, 1767 – February 17, 1825) was a seigneur
, soldier and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born at Quebec City
in 1765, the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay
, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
. He served as lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment from 1798 to 1802. Juchereau Duchesnay was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Hampshire in 1804; he represented the county until 1810 when he was named to the Legislative Council
. He inherited the seigneury of Beauport from his father in 1806. In 1809, he became assistant to the adjutant general for the Lower Canada militia. He was named justice of the peace in 1813 and commander of the Beauport militia in 1816. In 1817, he was named to the Executive Council; he had been an honorary member since 1812. In 1821, Juchereau Duchesnay was named to the board of trustees for the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning. He opposed an 1822 plan to unite Upper
and Lower Canada.
He died at Beauport
in 1825.
His son Elzéar-Henri
later served in the Canadian Senate. His nephew Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay
also served in the Senate. His daughter Louise-Sophie married Bartholomew Conrad Augustus Gugy, who later served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada. His half-brother Jean-Baptiste
served as a member of the legislative council.
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
, soldier and political figure in 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...
.
He was born at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
in 1765, the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay
Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay (seigneur)
Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Beauport in 1740, the son of Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay. He served as an ensign in the army of New France. After the British gained control of Quebec, he served with the British Army. In 1767, he formed...
, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
. He served as lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Volunteer Regiment from 1798 to 1802. Juchereau Duchesnay was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
for Hampshire in 1804; he represented the county until 1810 when he was named to the Legislative Council
Legislative Council of Lower Canada
The Legislative Council of Lower Canada was the upper house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The upper house consisted of appointed councillors who voted on bills passed up by the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The legislative council was...
. He inherited the seigneury of Beauport from his father in 1806. In 1809, he became assistant to the adjutant general for the Lower Canada militia. He was named justice of the peace in 1813 and commander of the Beauport militia in 1816. In 1817, he was named to the Executive Council; he had been an honorary member since 1812. In 1821, Juchereau Duchesnay was named to the board of trustees for the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning. He opposed an 1822 plan to unite Upper
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
and Lower Canada.
He died at Beauport
Beauport, Quebec
Beauport is a borough of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River.Beauport is a northeastern suburb of Quebec City. Manufactures include paint, construction materials, printers, and hospital supplies. Food transportation is important to the economy...
in 1825.
His son Elzéar-Henri
Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay
Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay was a seigneur, lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He also served in the Senate of Canada from 1867 until his death....
later served in the Canadian Senate. His nephew Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay
Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay
Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay was a political figure in Canada East and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada....
also served in the Senate. His daughter Louise-Sophie married Bartholomew Conrad Augustus Gugy, who later served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada. His half-brother Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste Juchereau Duchesnay
Jean-Baptiste Juchereau Duchesnay was a Canadian politician, officer, merchant, and seigneur.Jean-Baptiste Juchereau Duchesnay was born in Beauport, Quebec to Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay and Catherine Dupré. In 1792 he was placed as a boarder at Quebec, where for three years he attended the Petit...
served as a member of the legislative council.