Thomas Marchildon
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Thomas Marchildon was a businessman, farmer and political figure in Canada East
.
He was born in Batiscan
in 1805 and became a farmer there. With one of his brothers, he also owned a shipbuilding yard. Marchildon was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Champlain
in 1851; he was reelected in 1854 as a member of the parti rouge
. In 1858, he was defeated in the same riding by his cousin, Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
. He opposed the construction of the North Shore Railway.
In 1858, he was found drowned in the well on his farm. He was believed to have suffered an attack of apoplexy
although some people thought that he had committed suicide; the coroner found that his death had been accidental.
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
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He was born in Batiscan
Batiscan, Quebec
Batiscan is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located along the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Batiscan River.-History:...
in 1805 and became a farmer there. With one of his brothers, he also owned a shipbuilding yard. Marchildon was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
for Champlain
Champlain (electoral district)
Champlain was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created in 1867 as part of the British North America Act...
in 1851; he was reelected in 1854 as a member of the parti rouge
Parti rouge
The Parti rouge was formed in the Province of Quebec, around 1848 by radical French-Canadians inspired by the ideas of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the Institut canadien de Montréal, and the reformist movement led by the Parti patriote of the 1830s.The party was a successor to the Parti patriote...
. In 1858, he was defeated in the same riding by his cousin, Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
Joseph-Édouard Turcotte was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Gentilly, Lower Canada in 1808. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. In 1831, he lost his right arm in an accident. Deciding not to pursue a future in the priesthood, he studied law with Elzéar Bédard and...
. He opposed the construction of the North Shore Railway.
In 1858, he was found drowned in the well on his farm. He was believed to have suffered an attack of apoplexy
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...
although some people thought that he had committed suicide; the coroner found that his death had been accidental.