François Languedoc
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François Languedoc was a seigneur
, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
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He was born François de Borgias Languedoc in the town of Quebec
in 1790, the son of a merchant. From 1812 to 1821, he was associated with John White and Company, which supplied goods for ships and sold and transported supplies for the army. They also operated, with other partners, a ferry service between Quebec and Pointe-Lévy
and a steamboat service between Quebec and Montreal
. In 1813, he married Anna Maria, the daughter of captain John Philipps. In 1816, Languedoc was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for the Lower Town of Quebec. In 1817, he purchased the seigneury of Saint-Georges. He was elected to represent L'Acadie in the assembly 1830. He did not support the Ninety-Two Resolutions
. Languedoc was named justice of the peace in 1830. He also served in the militia reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
He died at his manor in Saint-Édouard near Napierville
in 1840.
His sister Louise married Louis Roy Portelance
, who also served in the assembly.
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:...
, businessman 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...
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He was born François de Borgias Languedoc in the town of Quebec
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 1790, the son of a merchant. From 1812 to 1821, he was associated with John White and Company, which supplied goods for ships and sold and transported supplies for the army. They also operated, with other partners, a ferry service between Quebec and Pointe-Lévy
Lévis, Quebec
Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...
and a steamboat service between Quebec and 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 1813, he married Anna Maria, the daughter of captain John Philipps. In 1816, Languedoc 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 the Lower Town of Quebec. In 1817, he purchased the seigneury of Saint-Georges. He was elected to represent L'Acadie in the assembly 1830. He did not support the Ninety-Two Resolutions
Ninety-Two Resolutions
The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the Parti patriote of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony....
. Languedoc was named justice of the peace in 1830. He also served in the militia reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
He died at his manor in Saint-Édouard near Napierville
Napierville, Quebec
Napierville 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 3,352. It is the location of the seat of the Jardins de Napierville Regional County...
in 1840.
His sister Louise married Louis Roy Portelance
Louis Roy Portelance
Louis Roy Portelance was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Pointe-Claire in 1764, the son of a farmer, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He then entered the fur trade as a voyageur. In 1791, Portelance married his cousin Marie-Josephte, daughter of François...
, who also served in the assembly.