Cléophe Cimon
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Cléophe Cimon was a notary
and political figure in Canada East
. His surname also appears as Simon.
He was born at Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie
in 1822, the son of a merchant and navigator. Cimon studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
, qualified to practice as a notary in 1843 and set up practice at La Malbaie and then Quebec City
. In 1846, he married Marie-Caroline Langlois. He was inspector of schools for Charlevoix County from 1852 to 1859. In 1858, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Charlevoix. After 1872, he returned to La Malbaie.
He died at Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie in 1888.
His uncle André Cimon
represented Saguenay in the legislative assembly for Lower Canada. His brother Simon-Xavier
and his son Ernest
were members of the Canadian House of Commons. His daughter Marie Caroline married Philippe Dufour, who later served in the Quebec Legislative Assembly.
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure in Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
. His surname also appears as Simon.
He was born at Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie
La Malbaie, Quebec
La Malbaie is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, situated on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Malbaie River...
in 1822, the son of a merchant and navigator. Cimon 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...
, qualified to practice as a notary in 1843 and set up practice at La Malbaie and then 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 1846, he married Marie-Caroline Langlois. He was inspector of schools for Charlevoix County from 1852 to 1859. In 1858, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
for Charlevoix. After 1872, he returned to La Malbaie.
He died at Saint-Étienne-de-la-Malbaie in 1888.
His uncle André Cimon
André Cimon
André Cimon was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Saguenay in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1838. His surname also appears as Simon....
represented Saguenay in the legislative assembly for Lower Canada. His brother Simon-Xavier
Simon-Xavier Cimon
Simon-Xavier Cimon was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Charlevoix in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1881 to 1887....
and his son Ernest
Ernest Cimon
Ernest Cimon was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented Chicoutimi—Saguenay in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1882...
were members of the Canadian House of Commons. His daughter Marie Caroline married Philippe Dufour, who later served in the Quebec Legislative Assembly.