Thomas Lee (notary)
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Thomas Lee was a notary
, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada
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He was born Thomas Lée in the town of Quebec
in 1783, the son of merchant Jean-Thomas Lée, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
. He articled as a notary, qualified to practice in 1805 and set up practice at Quebec. He owned a sawmill
and linseed oil
factory at Saint-Roch
. He was co-owner of the print shop that produced the newspaper Le Canadien
. He served as a captain in the local militia but was removed from this post in 1827 by Governor Dalhousie
at the request of his superior lieutenant-colonel Perrault. In 1808, he married Marie, the daughter of doctor John Conrad Just. Lee was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Northumberland in 1809 and was reelected in 1810 and 1814. He supported the parti canadien
. He was elected for the Lower Town of Quebec in April 1820, then for the Upper Town of Quebec in an 1828 by-election held after the death of Jean Bélanger
. He was reelected in 1830 and died in office at Quebec in 1832. In 1822, he had married Mary, the daughter of printer John Neilson
. In 1830, Lee was named commissioner in charge of maintaining roads in the Quebec region.
His sister Catherine married notary and lawyer Alexandre Dumas
.
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...
, merchant 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...
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He was born Thomas Lée 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 1783, the son of merchant Jean-Thomas Lée, 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 articled as a notary, qualified to practice in 1805 and set up practice at Quebec. He owned a sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
and linseed oil
Linseed oil
Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil, is a clear to yellowish oil obtained from the dried ripe seeds of the flax plant . The oil is obtained by cold pressing, sometimes followed by solvent extraction...
factory at Saint-Roch
Saint-Roch (Quebec City)
Saint-Roch is a neighbourhood in the borough of La Cité in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is currently going through a revitalization program and is poised to become the new center of artistic creation in the capital....
. He was co-owner of the print shop that produced the newspaper Le Canadien
Le Canadien
Le Canadien was a French language newspaper published in Lower Canada from November 22, 1806 to March 14, 1810. Its motto was: "Nos institutions, notre langue et nos droits"...
. He served as a captain in the local militia but was removed from this post in 1827 by Governor Dalhousie
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie GCB , styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, was a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator...
at the request of his superior lieutenant-colonel Perrault. In 1808, he married Marie, the daughter of doctor John Conrad Just. Lee was elected to 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 Northumberland in 1809 and was reelected in 1810 and 1814. He supported the parti canadien
Parti canadien
The Parti canadien or Parti patriote was a political party in what is now Quebec founded by members of the liberal elite of Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century...
. He was elected for the Lower Town of Quebec in April 1820, then for the Upper Town of Quebec in an 1828 by-election held after the death of Jean Bélanger
Jean Bélanger
Jean Bélanger was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Quebec Lower Town in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1820 to 1827....
. He was reelected in 1830 and died in office at Quebec in 1832. In 1822, he had married Mary, the daughter of printer John Neilson
John Neilson
John Neilson was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette and a politician.- Biography :...
. In 1830, Lee was named commissioner in charge of maintaining roads in the Quebec region.
His sister Catherine married notary and lawyer Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (merchant)
Alexandre Dumas was a lawyer, notary, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.A Huguenot, Dumas was born in Nègrepelisse, France around 1726 and came to New France in 1751 with a cousin Jean Dumas Saint-Martin as representatives of a French merchant. He was involved with the fisheries in...
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