Louis Paquet
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Louis Paquet was a political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Quebec County
in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1796 to 1804.
He was born in Charlesbourg
, the son of Jean-Baptiste Pacquiet and Élisabeth-Angélique Frichet. In 1763, he married Marie-Thérèse Bédard, whose father was the cousin of Joseph
and Pierre-Stanislas Bédard
. Paquet did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1804.
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 Quebec County
Quebec County, Quebec
Quebec County is an historic county in the province of Quebec, Canada. The county included the Quebec City metropolitan area and extended northwestward...
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 1796 to 1804.
He was born in Charlesbourg
Charlesbourg, Quebec
Founded in 1659, Charlesbourg is a borough of Quebec City, in the northeastern part of the city and West of the city of Beauport. Incorporated in 1976 following the merger of the cities of Orsainville, Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides, the town of Charlesbourg and the municipality of Charlesbourg-Est...
, the son of Jean-Baptiste Pacquiet and Élisabeth-Angélique Frichet. In 1763, he married Marie-Thérèse Bédard, whose father was the cousin of Joseph
Joseph Bédard
Joseph Bédard was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Richmond in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1890 to 1900 as a Conservative....
and Pierre-Stanislas Bédard
Pierre-Stanislas Bédard
Pierre-Stanislas Bédard was a lawyer, judge, journalist and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Charlesbourg in 1762, descended from French ancestors who had first arrived in New France before 1660. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, articled in law and was called to the bar...
. Paquet did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1804.