Jacques Viger (Member of the Assembly)
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Jacques Viger was a political figure in Lower Canada
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on November 23, 1735, the son of the shoemaker Jacques Viger. On May 7, 1764, he married Amaranthe Prévost, the daughter of Eustache Prévost and Marie-Madeleine Sarrault.
In 1796, Jacques Viger was elected to the 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada
for Kent County (later Chambly County) as a supporter of the parti canadien
. His brother Denis Viger
was also elected to the legislative assembly in Montreal East. He died on January 21, 1798.
His son, Jacques Viger
, was the first mayor of Montreal
and his nephew Louis-Michel Viger
became a lawyer and also served in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
. His nephew Denis-Benjamin
later played an important role in the politics of the province.
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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Biography
He was born in 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...
on November 23, 1735, the son of the shoemaker Jacques Viger. On May 7, 1764, he married Amaranthe Prévost, the daughter of Eustache Prévost and Marie-Madeleine Sarrault.
In 1796, Jacques Viger was elected to the 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada
2nd Parliament of Lower Canada
The 2nd Parliament of Lower Canada was in session from January 24, 1797 to June 4, 1800. Elections in Lower Canada had been held in June 1796. All sessions were held at Quebec City.- External links :* *...
for Kent County (later Chambly County) as a supporter of 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...
. His brother Denis Viger
Denis Viger
Denis Viger was a carpenter, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1741, the son of a shoemaker. He worked as a carpenter and also carved wooden objects for the church at Saint-Denis. In 1772, he married Périne-Charles, the daughter of François-Pierre...
was also elected to the legislative assembly in Montreal East. He died on January 21, 1798.
His son, Jacques Viger
Jacques Viger
Jacques Viger was an antiquarian, archaeologist, and the first mayor of the Canadian city of Montreal, Quebec.- Biography :...
, was the first mayor of Montreal
Mayor of Montreal
The Mayor of Montreal is head of the executive branch of Montreal City Council.The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and provincial laws within Montreal....
and his nephew Louis-Michel Viger
Louis-Michel Viger
Louis-Michel Viger was a Quebec lawyer, businessman, seigneur and political figure.He was born in Montreal in 1785 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël at the same time as his cousin, Louis-Joseph Papineau. He articled in law with his cousin, Denis-Benjamin Viger, was admitted to the bar in...
became a lawyer and also served 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...
. His nephew Denis-Benjamin
Denis-Benjamin Viger
Denis-Benjamin Viger was a 19th century Lower Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, and Patriote movement member.Viger was part of the militia in the early 19th century and then a captain in the War of 1812...
later played an important role in the politics of the province.