Hugues Heney
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Hugues Heney was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born in Montreal
in 1789, the grandson of Pierre Foretier
, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël
. Heney articled with Joseph Bédard in Montreal, was called to the bar in 1811 and set up practice in Montreal. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812
as lieutenant and then adjutant. In 1815, he was named justice of the peace. In 1817, Heney married his cousin Marie-Léocadie, daughter of Louis-Charles Foucher
and Marie-Élizabeth Foretier.
In April 1820, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Montreal East. He was part of the opposition to a plan to unite Upper
and Lower Canada in 1822. Heney served in the assembly until 1832, generally voting with the parti canadien
; following his resignation, he was named clerk for the assembly. Also in 1832, he was named chief road commissioner for Trois-Rivières district. In 1833, he was named to the Executive Council for the province. He was named commissioner for the trial of small causes in 1836. In 1842, Heney was named to a commission to revise the statutes of Lower Canada.
He died at Trois-Rivières in 1844.
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 was born 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...
in 1789, the grandson of Pierre Foretier
Pierre Foretier
Pierre Foretier was a fur trader, seigneur and official in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1738, the son of a shoemaker who died when Pierre was nine. He became a merchant supplying goods to fur traders. In 1764, he married Thérèse Legrand, daughter of a Montreal merchant...
, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël
Collège de Montréal
The Collège de Montréal is a private secondary school for students attending grades 7–11 located in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A former Roman Catholic Seminary, it was founded 1 June 1767 as the Petit Séminaire of Montreal by the Suplician Order...
. Heney articled with Joseph Bédard in Montreal, was called to the bar in 1811 and set up practice in Montreal. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
as lieutenant and then adjutant. In 1815, he was named justice of the peace. In 1817, Heney married his cousin Marie-Léocadie, daughter of Louis-Charles Foucher
Louis-Charles Foucher
Louis-Charles Foucher was a notary, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Rivière-des-Prairies in Montreal in 1760 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1784; he was admitted to the bar in 1789 and set up practice in law at...
and Marie-Élizabeth Foretier.
In April 1820, he 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 Montreal East. He was part of the opposition to a plan to unite Upper
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
and Lower Canada in 1822. Heney served in the assembly until 1832, generally voting with the parti canadien
Parti canadien
The Parti canadien or Parti patriote was a political party in what is now Quebec founded by members of the liberal elite of Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century...
; following his resignation, he was named clerk for the assembly. Also in 1832, he was named chief road commissioner for Trois-Rivières district. In 1833, he was named to the Executive Council for the province. He was named commissioner for the trial of small causes in 1836. In 1842, Heney was named to a commission to revise the statutes of Lower Canada.
He died at Trois-Rivières in 1844.