Louis Legendre (Lower Canada politician)
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Louis Legendre was a land surveyor and politician in Lower Canada
. He represented Buckinghamshire in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1808 to 1809. His name also appears as Louis Le Gendre.
He was born in Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière
, the son of François Legendre and Marie-Joseph Lemay. Legendre obtained his commission as surveyor in 1800. He settled in Saint-Louis parish at Lotbinière
. Legendre did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1809. He was named magistrate for Quebec district in 1815. In the same year, he married Julie Hamelin. Legendre served as captain in the militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1827. In 1838, he was named a commissioner for the summary trial of minor causes. Legendre died in Deschaillons at the age of 81.
His older brother François Legendre
also served as a member of the 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...
. He represented Buckinghamshire 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...
from 1808 to 1809. His name also appears as Louis Le Gendre.
He was born in Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière
Sainte-Croix, Quebec
Sainte-Croix is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,433 as of 2009...
, the son of François Legendre and Marie-Joseph Lemay. Legendre obtained his commission as surveyor in 1800. He settled in Saint-Louis parish at Lotbinière
Lotbinière, Quebec
Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 909 as of 2009. It is named after seigneurie of which it was part...
. Legendre did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1809. He was named magistrate for Quebec district in 1815. In the same year, he married Julie Hamelin. Legendre served as captain in the militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1827. In 1838, he was named a commissioner for the summary trial of minor causes. Legendre died in Deschaillons at the age of 81.
His older brother François Legendre
François Legendre
François Legendre was a surveyor, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. His name sometimes appears as François d'Assise; his surname also appears as Le Gendre....
also served as a member of the assembly.