Louis Lagueux
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Louis Lagueux was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada
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He was born in the town of Quebec
in 1793, the son of merchant Louis Lagueux and Louise Bégin, whose father Charles Bégin
served in the legislative assembly. Lagueux studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
, articled in law with Joseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-Réal
and qualified to practice in 1817. That same year, he entered the importing business with a partner; after that business failed the following year, he returned to the practice of law. In 1820, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Dorchester; he represented the riding until his death at Quebec from cholera
in 1832. During his time in the assembly, he supported the parti canadien
. In 1830, he introduced a bill incorporating the city of Quebec.
His uncle Étienne-Claude Lagueux
also served in the legislative assembly.
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 in the town of Quebec
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
in 1793, the son of merchant Louis Lagueux and Louise Bégin, whose father Charles Bégin
Charles Bégin
Charles Bégin was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1796 to 1800....
served in the legislative assembly. Lagueux 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...
, articled in law with Joseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-Réal
Joseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-Réal
Joseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-Réal was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Joseph-Rémi Vallières in Carleton in 1787, the son of a blacksmith, and moved to Windham Township in Upper Canada with his family in 1799...
and qualified to practice in 1817. That same year, he entered the importing business with a partner; after that business failed the following year, he returned to the practice of law. In 1820, 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 Dorchester; he represented the riding until his death at Quebec from cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
in 1832. During his time in the assembly, he supported 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...
. In 1830, he introduced a bill incorporating the city of Quebec.
His uncle Étienne-Claude Lagueux
Étienne-Claude Lagueux
Étienne-Claude Lagueux was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1814 to 1824 and from 1827 to 1830....
also served in the legislative assembly.