Joseph-Hilarion Jobin
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Joseph-Hilarion Jobin was a notary
and political figure in Canada East
. He represented Berthier
from 1851 to 1854 and Joliette
from 1854 to 1863 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
.
He was born in Montréal
, the son of Joseph Jobin and Marie-Rachel Travé dit Saint-Romain, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He apprenticed as a notary with his uncle André Jobin
, was admitted to practice in 1833 and set up practice in Montreal. Jobin also served as a justice of the peace
. In 1832, he married Rachel-Charlotte Desautels. Jobin did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1863. He died in Montreal at the age of 69 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
.
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure in 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 represented Berthier
Berthier (electoral district)
Berthier was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925....
from 1851 to 1854 and Joliette
Joliette (electoral district)
Joliette is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935 and since 1968.-Geography:...
from 1854 to 1863 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...
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He was born in Montréal
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...
, the son of Joseph Jobin and Marie-Rachel Travé dit Saint-Romain, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He apprenticed as a notary with his uncle André Jobin
André Jobin
André Jobin was a Quebec notary and political figure.He was born in Montreal in 1786 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël there. He qualified as a notary in 1813 and set up practice in Montreal...
, was admitted to practice in 1833 and set up practice in Montreal. Jobin also served as a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. In 1832, he married Rachel-Charlotte Desautels. Jobin did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1863. He died in Montreal at the age of 69 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Founded in 1854, Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges is a 343-acre cemetery located in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The entrance and the grounds run along a part of chemin Côte-des-Neiges and up the slopes of Mount Royal...
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