Joseph-Norbert-Alfred McConville
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Joseph-Norbert-Alfred McConville (February 28, 1839 – January 17, 1912) was a lawyer, newspaper owner and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Joliette
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1885 to 1886 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Berthier, Lower Canada
, the son of John McConville
and Mary McKay. McConville was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption, studied law in Drummondville and was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1865. He set up practice in Joliette. McConville was secretary-treasurer for the school board for Grantham, Wendover and Simpson and for the municipality of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham. He was co-owner and editor of the newspaper L'Industrie with his brother Lewis Arthur
. McConville was also co-owner of the Compagnie d'imprimerie de Joliette which published the Gazette de Joliette. He served as school commissioner for Joliette from 1860 to 1890 and also served as captain in the militia. In 1874, he married Anne Marguerite Kittson. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1885 by-election held after Vincent-Paul Lavallée
was named to the province's Legislative Council and was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886. McConville served as prothonotary
for the Quebec Superior Court
at Joliette from 1897 to 1909. He died in Joliette at the age of 72.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Joliette
Joliette (provincial electoral district)
Joliette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Joliette-Montcalm and Berthier. The Joliette electoral district also existed between 1867 to 1970...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1885 to 1886 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Berthier, Lower Canada
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...
, the son of John McConville
John McConville
John McConville was an Irish-born educator in Lower Canada.He was born in Newry, the son of Meredith McConville and Mary McCardle, and came to Lower Canada, teaching in Montreal, then Vaudreuil and finally Berthier-en-Haut...
and Mary McKay. McConville was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption, studied law in Drummondville and was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1865. He set up practice in Joliette. McConville was secretary-treasurer for the school board for Grantham, Wendover and Simpson and for the municipality of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham. He was co-owner and editor of the newspaper L'Industrie with his brother Lewis Arthur
Lewis Arthur McConville
Lewis Arthur McConville was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Joliette in the Canadian House of Commons from 1880 to 1882 as a Conservative member....
. McConville was also co-owner of the Compagnie d'imprimerie de Joliette which published the Gazette de Joliette. He served as school commissioner for Joliette from 1860 to 1890 and also served as captain in the militia. In 1874, he married Anne Marguerite Kittson. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1885 by-election held after Vincent-Paul Lavallée
Vincent-Paul Lavallée
Vincent-Paul Lavallée was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Joliette in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1885 as a Conservative member....
was named to the province's Legislative Council and was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886. McConville served as prothonotary
Prothonotary
The word prothonotary is recorded in English since 1447, as "principal clerk of a court," from L.L. prothonotarius , from Greek protonotarios "first scribe," originally the chief of the college of recorders of the court of the Byzantine Empire, from Greek protos "first" + Latin notarius ; the -h-...
for the Quebec Superior Court
Quebec Superior Court
Quebec Superior Court is the highest trial Court in the Province of Quebec, Canada. It consists of 144 judges who are appointed by the federal government.Chief Justices : [partial listing]* Edward Bowen...
at Joliette from 1897 to 1909. He died in Joliette at the age of 72.