Jacques Labrie
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Jacques Labrie was a physician and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born at Saint-Charles in 1784, the son of farmer Jacques Nau, dit Labry, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
. He studied medicine with François Blanchet
and completed his medical training at Edinburgh
in Scotland
. Labrie was also editor for the Courier de Québec from 1806 to 1808. He set up practice first at Montreal
and then at Saint-Eustache
. In 1809, he married Marie-Marguerite Gagnier, the daughter of the local notary at Saint-Eustache. Labrie served as surgeon for the militia during the War of 1812
. He founded two schools, one for girls and one for boys, in his parish. In 1827, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for York, as a supporter of the parti patriote. He was elected for the new riding of Deux-Montagnes in 1830 after York was split up.
He died of pneumonia
at Saint-Eustache in 1831 while still in office.
Labrie had written but not completed a history of Canada, which was deposited for safe-keeping in the library of Jean-Joseph Girouard
. The manuscript was destroyed by fire during the Lower Canada Rebellion
.
His daughter Zéphirine married Jean-Olivier Chénier
, a leader of the Patriotes.
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 at Saint-Charles in 1784, the son of farmer Jacques Nau, dit Labry, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
. He studied medicine with François Blanchet
François Blanchet (physician)
François Blanchet was a physician, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud in 1776 and studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec. He went on to study medicine with James Fisher and then at Columbia College where he received a...
and completed his medical training at Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Labrie was also editor for the Courier de Québec from 1806 to 1808. He set up practice first at 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...
and then at Saint-Eustache
Saint-Eustache, Quebec
Saint-Eustache is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles....
. In 1809, he married Marie-Marguerite Gagnier, the daughter of the local notary at Saint-Eustache. Labrie served as surgeon for the 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...
. He founded two schools, one for girls and one for boys, in his parish. In 1827, 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 York, as a supporter of the parti patriote. He was elected for the new riding of Deux-Montagnes in 1830 after York was split up.
He died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
at Saint-Eustache in 1831 while still in office.
Labrie had written but not completed a history of Canada, which was deposited for safe-keeping in the library of Jean-Joseph Girouard
Jean-Joseph Girouard
Jean-Joseph Girouard was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born at Quebec City in 1794, of Acadian descent, and lived with his grandfather, Jean Baillairgé, after his father's death in 1800. When Baillairgé died in 1805, his mother became the housekeeper for a parish priest, who...
. The manuscript was destroyed by fire during the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
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His daughter Zéphirine married Jean-Olivier Chénier
Jean-Olivier Chénier
Jean-Olivier Chénier was a physician in Lower Canada . Born in Lachine . During the Lower Canada Rebellion, he commanded the Patriote forces in the Battle of Saint-Eustache...
, a leader of the Patriotes.