Isidore-Édouard-Candide Masson
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Édouard Masson was a businessman and political figure in Canada East
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in 1826, the son of seigneur
and merchant Joseph Masson
and the grandson of Jean-Baptiste Raymond
. Masson studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and then in England
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With his older brother Wilfred, he took over the family business when his father died in 1847. He was also a major in the local militia and president of the Montreal Gas Company. In 1855, he became a member of the municipal council for Montreal. In 1856, he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
for Thousand Islands division; he was defeated by Léandre Dumouchel
in 1864 when he ran again in the same division. Masson founded a settlement at Sainte-Marguerite, which later became the parish of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
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He died at Montreal in 1875.
His brother Louis-Rodrigue Masson
represented Terrebonne in the Canadian House of Commons.
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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Life
He was born Isidore-Édouard-Candide Masson at MontrealMontreal
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 1826, the son of seigneur
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:...
and merchant Joseph Masson
Joseph Masson
Joseph Masson was Canadian businessman, who is considered the first French Canadian millionaire.Seigneur of Terrebonne, Quebec, president of Masson societies, president of the City Gas, he was also vice-president of the Banque de Montréal, president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal...
and the grandson of Jean-Baptiste Raymond
Jean-Baptiste Raymond
Jean-Baptiste Raymond was a seigneur, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies in New France in 1757 and entered the fur trade at a young age. He later became a merchant at La Tortue...
. Masson studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and then in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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With his older brother Wilfred, he took over the family business when his father died in 1847. He was also a major in the local militia and president of the Montreal Gas Company. In 1855, he became a member of the municipal council for Montreal. In 1856, 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...
for Thousand Islands division; he was defeated by Léandre Dumouchel
Léandre Dumouchel
Léandre Dumouchel was a Quebec doctor and political figure. He was a Conservative Party of Canada member of the Senate of Canada for Mille Isles division from 1867 to 1882....
in 1864 when he ran again in the same division. Masson founded a settlement at Sainte-Marguerite, which later became the parish of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Quebec
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality...
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He died at Montreal in 1875.
His brother Louis-Rodrigue Masson
Louis-Rodrigue Masson
Louis-Rodrigue Masson, was a Canadian Member of Parliament, Senator, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. He represented Terrebonne in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882.Masson was born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada, in 1833, the son of Joseph Masson...
represented Terrebonne in the Canadian House of Commons.