Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny
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Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny (August 10, 1738 – May 10, 1815) was a lawyer
, judge
, notary
and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born in the town of Quebec
in 1738, the son of a Quebec merchant, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
. He qualified to practice as a lawyer in 1771 and as a notary in 1773, setting up practice at Quebec. He helped defend the town of Quebec against the American
invasion of 1775-6. In 1779, he helped found the Communauté des Avocats, an early lawyer's society in the province. Berthelot Dartigny was named judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Quebec district in 1791. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Quebec County
in 1792; he was declared elected in 1793 when Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry
chose to represent Dorchester in the assembly. He was elected to represent Kent in a 1798 by-election after the death of the previously-elected member, then elected in Quebec County in 1800 and 1804. Berthelot Dartigny opposed the bill which disallowed judges from sitting in the assembly.
He died at Quebec City in 1815.
His son Amable Berthelot
was also a lawyer and a member of the legislative assembly.
A park and street in Quebec City were named Berthelot
and another street was named D'Artigny after Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny.
Lawyer
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, judge
Judge
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, notary
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure in 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...
.
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 1738, the son of a Quebec merchant, and 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...
. He qualified to practice as a lawyer in 1771 and as a notary in 1773, setting up practice at Quebec. He helped defend the town of Quebec against the American
United States
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invasion of 1775-6. In 1779, he helped found the Communauté des Avocats, an early lawyer's society in the province. Berthelot Dartigny was named judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Quebec district in 1791. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat 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...
for 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 1792; he was declared elected in 1793 when Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry
Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry
Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry was the son of Michel de Sallaberry and he was the first member of the family to develop permanent roots in Canada...
chose to represent Dorchester in the assembly. He was elected to represent Kent in a 1798 by-election after the death of the previously-elected member, then elected in Quebec County in 1800 and 1804. Berthelot Dartigny opposed the bill which disallowed judges from sitting in the assembly.
He died at Quebec City in 1815.
His son Amable Berthelot
Amable Berthelot
Amable Berthelot was a Quebec lawyer, author and political figure.He was born in Quebec City in 1777, the son of Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law with Jean-Antoine Panet, was admitted to the bar in 1799 and set up practice at...
was also a lawyer and a member of the legislative assembly.
A park and street in Quebec City were named Berthelot
and another street was named D'Artigny after Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny.