Paschal Dumais
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Paschal Dumais was a notary
and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1830 to 1831.
, Lower Canada
, the son of Vincent Dumais and Modeste Langlais. Dumais apprenticed in law at Rivière-Ouelle and Quebec City
, qualified to practise as a notary in 1819 and set up practice at Cacouna, later moving to Kamouraska
. In 1832, he married Éléonore Couillard. He was recorder for the Commissioner's Court, was associate registrar for Rimouski County and secretary-treasurer for the school board. He also was a representative for the Equitable Fire Insurance Company. His election in 1830 was overturned in December of the following year. He died in Kamouraska at the age of 74.
His son Séverin
later served in the Quebec assembly.
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 Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Rimouski 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 1830 to 1831.
Biography
He was born in Rivière-OuelleRivière-Ouelle, Quebec
Rivière-Ouelle is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town...
, 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...
, the son of Vincent Dumais and Modeste Langlais. Dumais apprenticed in law at Rivière-Ouelle and Quebec City
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...
, qualified to practise as a notary in 1819 and set up practice at Cacouna, later moving to Kamouraska
Kamouraska, Quebec
Kamouraska is a municipality on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Regional County Municipality of Kamouraska...
. In 1832, he married Éléonore Couillard. He was recorder for the Commissioner's Court, was associate registrar for Rimouski County and secretary-treasurer for the school board. He also was a representative for the Equitable Fire Insurance Company. His election in 1830 was overturned in December of the following year. He died in Kamouraska at the age of 74.
His son Séverin
Séverin Dumais
Séverin Dumais was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chicoutimi-Saguenay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1890 as a Parti National member....
later served in the Quebec assembly.