Eustache Prud'homme
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Eustache Prud'homme was a political figure in Canada East
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He was born at Montreal
in 1818. He became a farmer and later was appointed justice of the peace. He also served as captain in the local militia. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
representing Rigaud division in a by-election in 1863 after the death of Robert Unwin Harwood
. He served until Canadian Confederation
in 1867, when he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec
. In 1874, he was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. He resigned from his post as legislative councillor in 1888. He died at Montreal in 1891.
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....
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He was born at Montreal
Montreal
Montreal 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...
in 1818. He became a farmer and later was appointed justice of the peace. He also served as captain in the local militia. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house 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 province of Ontario...
representing Rigaud division in a by-election in 1863 after the death of Robert Unwin Harwood
Robert Unwin Harwood
The Hon. Robert Unwin Harwood was the last Seigneur of Vaudreuil and a political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.-Arrival in Canada:...
. He served until Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
in 1867, when he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec
Legislative Council of Quebec
From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
. In 1874, he was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. He resigned from his post as legislative councillor in 1888. He died at Montreal in 1891.