Jean-Moïse Raymond
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Jean-Moïse Raymond was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada
and Canada East
.
He was born in La Tortue (later Saint-Mathieu
) in 1787, the son of Jean-Baptiste Raymond
, and later moved to La Prairie
with his family. He studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël
in Montreal
and had entered his father's business in manufacturing and the sale of goods by 1810. He married the daughter of a local merchant in 1810, but their infant daughter died in 1812 and his wife in 1813. He served as a major in the local militia during the War of 1812
. In 1815, he married Angélique, the daughter of Laurent Leroux
. His father had become ill and Raymond became responsible for the daily operation of the business, taking full control on his father's death in 1825. In 1824, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Huntingdon County
. He opposed the union of Canada
and Lower Canada. He then represented Laprairie County, formerly part of Huntingdon, from 1830 to 1838, supporting the parti canadien
. Raymond voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions
. He was named justice of the peace for Montreal district and also served as school inspector. In 1839, he moved to L'Assomption
after suffering damage to his property during the Lower Canada Rebellion
. In 1841, he was elected to represent Leinster County in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
. Raymond resigned his seat in 1842 to become registrar for the county.
He died in Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan
in 1843.
His daughter Hermine married Jean-Baptiste Varin
and his daughter Marie-Clotilde married Tancrède Sauvageau
. His nephew Louis-François-Rodrigue Masson served in the Canadian House of Commons and Senate and was lieutenant-governor of Quebec.
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...
and Canada East
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....
.
He was born in La Tortue (later Saint-Mathieu
Saint-Mathieu, Quebec
Saint-Mathieu is a municipality situated in the Montérégie administrative region in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,894. It is part of the Roussillon Regional County Municipality.-Population:Population trend...
) in 1787, the son 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...
, and later moved to La Prairie
La Prairie, Quebec
La Prairie is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon...
with his family. He 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...
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...
and had entered his father's business in manufacturing and the sale of goods by 1810. He married the daughter of a local merchant in 1810, but their infant daughter died in 1812 and his wife in 1813. He served as a major 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...
. In 1815, he married Angélique, the daughter of Laurent Leroux
Laurent Leroux
Laurent Leroux was a fur trader, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in L'Assomption in 1759, the son of Germain Leroux, a merchant originally from Paris. In 1776, he was hired as a clerk by a Montreal merchant and sent to Michilimackinac...
. His father had become ill and Raymond became responsible for the daily operation of the business, taking full control on his father's death in 1825. In 1824, 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 Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County, Quebec
Huntingdon County, is an historical county in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is named after the town and county of the same name in east central England. It is situated in the Montreal South Shore region of Montérégie, one of the roughly 12 regions of Quebec...
. He opposed the union of Canada
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. He then represented Laprairie County, formerly part of Huntingdon, from 1830 to 1838, supporting 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...
. Raymond voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions
Ninety-Two Resolutions
The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the Parti patriote of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony....
. He was named justice of the peace for Montreal district and also served as school inspector. In 1839, he moved to L'Assomption
L'Assomption, Quebec
L'Assomption is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area....
after suffering damage to his property 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...
. In 1841, he was elected to represent Leinster County in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature 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...
. Raymond resigned his seat in 1842 to become registrar for the county.
He died in Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan
Saint-Jacques, Quebec
Saint-Jacques is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population:* Population in 2006: 3706 * Population in 2001: 3692...
in 1843.
His daughter Hermine married Jean-Baptiste Varin
Jean-Baptiste Varin
Jean-Baptiste Varin was a notary and political figure in Canada East. He represented Huntingdon in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1851 to 1854....
and his daughter Marie-Clotilde married Tancrède Sauvageau
Tancrède Sauvageau
Tancrède Sauvageau was a merchant and political figure in Canada East. He represented Huntingdon in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1851....
. His nephew Louis-François-Rodrigue Masson served in the Canadian House of Commons and Senate and was lieutenant-governor of Quebec.