François Lévesque (lawyer)
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François Lévesque was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Surrey in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1800 to 1804.
He was born François-Étienne Lévesque in Quebec City
, the son of François Lévesque
and Catherine Trottier Desauniers Beaubien. Lévesque studied law with Jean-Antoine Panet
and Alexis Caron
, was called to the bar in 1796 and set up practice in Montreal
. He served as a major in the Quebec City militia. Lévesque lived outside of the province, probably in New York, from 1807 to 1811, when he returned to Montreal. He was married twice: to Cécile Robert in 1796 and then to Sarah Ann Morriss in 1823. He did not run for reelection in 1804. Lévesque died in Montreal at the age o5 51.
He was a cousin of Pierre Guerout
.
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 represented Surrey in 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...
from 1800 to 1804.
He was born François-Étienne Lévesque in 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...
, the son of François Lévesque
François Lévesque
François Lévesque was a French-born merchant and political figure in Quebec. He served as a member of the Legislative and Executive Councils....
and Catherine Trottier Desauniers Beaubien. Lévesque studied law with Jean-Antoine Panet
Jean-Antoine Panet
Jean-Antoine Panet was a notary, lawyer, judge, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Quebec in 1751, the son of Jean-Claude Panet. He served in the militia defending the town of Quebec during the American Revolution and he later attained the rank of ieutenant-colonel in the...
and Alexis Caron
Alexis Caron (Lower Canada politician)
Alexis Caron was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Surrey in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1802 to 1804....
, was called to the bar in 1796 and set up practice in 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...
. He served as a major in the Quebec City militia. Lévesque lived outside of the province, probably in New York, from 1807 to 1811, when he returned to Montreal. He was married twice: to Cécile Robert in 1796 and then to Sarah Ann Morriss in 1823. He did not run for reelection in 1804. Lévesque died in Montreal at the age o5 51.
He was a cousin of Pierre Guerout
Pierre Guerout
Pierre Guerout was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Pierre-Guillaume Guerout in the parish of Mille Ville, Rouen, France in 1751, the son of a Huguenot merchant, and came to Quebec City around 1767. He apprenticed with his uncle, François Lévesque...
.