Georges-Isidore Barthe
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Quebec
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lawyer, publisher, journalist, and political figure. He represented Richelieu
Richelieu (electoral district)
Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.In 1968, a new electoral district...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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as an Independent Conservative
Independent Conservative
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from 1870 to 1872 and 1874 to 1878.
He was born Isidore Barthe in Restigouche (now Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation), Lower Canada
Lower Canada
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, in 1834 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He articled in law and was called to the bar in 1856. With a partner, he published a newspaper Le Bas-Canada which advocated an independent Lower Canada; he went on to publish several other newspapers. Barthe was the first secretary-treasurer for Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. It is situated in the Mauricie administrative region, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour...
in 1855 to 1857. In 1861, he married Joséphine-Charlotte, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Meilleur
Jean-Baptiste Meilleur
Jean-Baptiste Meilleur was a doctor, educator and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Petite-Côte in Saint-Laurent, Lower Canada on the Island of Montreal in 1796, the son of Jean Meilleur, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and an English school in Montreal...
. He was elected mayor of Sorel in 1864.
Barthe was elected to represent Richelieu in an 1870 by-election after the death of Thomas McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy (politician)
Thomas McCarthy was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Richelieu from 1867 to 1870....
; he was defeated in 1872 but reelected in 1874. In 1882, Barthe returned to Trois-Rivières. From 1887 to 1894, he served as magistrate in the district court of Trois-Rivières. In 1894, he founded L'Indépendance canadienne which advocated a more decentralized Canadian union. In 1897, he was named official translator for the House of Commons.
He died in Ottawa in 1900.
His brother Joseph-Guillaume
Joseph-Guillaume Barthe
Joseph-Guillaume Barthe was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Carleton, Lower Canada in 1818 and studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He first studied medicine with doctor René-Joseph Kimber, then law with Edward Barnard and was called to the bar in 1840...
was also a lawyer and journalist and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.