Marc-Aurèle Plamondon was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, publisher, and judge.

He was one of the founders of the Institut canadien de Montréal

Institut canadien de Montréal

The Institut canadien de Montréal was founded on 17 December 1844, by a group of 200 young liberal professionals in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Institute was a public library and debating room for the literary and scientific society, which would later come into conflict with the Roman Catholic...

 and the Institut canadien de Québec

Institut canadien de Québec

The ' was founded by Marc-Aurèle Plamondon on January 17, 1848, 4 years after the founding of the Institut canadien de Montréal. Originally a library open to its members, it became public in 1897. The institute currently manages the public library network of Quebec City.-See also:*Institut canadien...

. From 1855 to 1859, he was co-owner and co-editor of the newspaper, Le National of Quebec. In 1857, he was twice defeated when he ran for a seat 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...

 for Quebec City. He was appointed to 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...

as a judge for the district of Arthabaska in 1874 and served until 1897.