André-Benjamin Papineau
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André-Benjamin Papineau was a notary
and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Terrebonne in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1837 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838.
He was born in Montreal
, the son of André Papineau
and Marie-Anne Roussel, was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and received his commission as notary in 1835. Papineau was elected to the assembly in an 1837 by-election held following the death of Séraphin Bouc
. He took part in several Patriote
assemblies and was a leading member of the Fils de la Liberté
. Papineau participated in the Battle of Saint-Eustache
and afterwards went into hiding for a short time before turning himself into the authorities. He was imprisoned in Montreal in December 1837 and released in July of the following year. Papineau settled at Saint-Martin
on Île Jésus
, where he returned to practising as a notary. In 1843, he married Hermine-Eugénie Provencher. He died in Saint-Martin at the age of 80.
His uncle Joseph Papineau
and his cousins Denis-Benjamin Papineau
and Louis-Joseph Papineau
were prominent politicians in Lower Canada. His sister Eugénie married Thomas Boutillier
.
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 represented Terrebonne 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 1837 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838.
He was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, the son of André Papineau
André Papineau
André Papineau was a cooper and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Effingham in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1827 to 1830....
and Marie-Anne Roussel, was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and received his commission as notary in 1835. Papineau was elected to the assembly in an 1837 by-election held following the death of Séraphin Bouc
Séraphin Bouc
Séraphin Bouc was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Terrebonne in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1834 until his death in 1837....
. He took part in several Patriote
Patriote movement
The Patriote movement was a political movement that existed in Lower Canada from the turning of the 19th century to the Patriote Rebellion of 1837 and 1838 and the subsequent Act of Union of 1840. It was politically embodied by the Parti patriote at the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada...
assemblies and was a leading member of the Fils de la Liberté
Société des Fils de la Liberté
The Société des Fils de la Liberté was a paramilitary organization founded in August of 1837 in Lower Canada by young supporters of the Parti patriote who became impatient with the pace of progress of the movement for constitutional and parliamentary reforms...
. Papineau participated in the Battle of Saint-Eustache
Battle of Saint-Eustache
The Battle of Saint-Eustache, fought on December 14, 1837, was a decisive battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion in which British forces defeated the principal remaining Patriotes camp at Saint-Eustache.-Prelude:...
and afterwards went into hiding for a short time before turning himself into the authorities. He was imprisoned in Montreal in December 1837 and released in July of the following year. Papineau settled at Saint-Martin
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
on Île Jésus
Île Jésus
Île Jésus is an island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies....
, where he returned to practising as a notary. In 1843, he married Hermine-Eugénie Provencher. He died in Saint-Martin at the age of 80.
His uncle Joseph Papineau
Joseph Papineau
Joseph Papineau was a notary, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.Joseph Papineau was the father of Louis-Joseph Papineau who had the great distinction of being a fiery player in the history of the French dominated British colony called Lower Canada...
and his cousins Denis-Benjamin Papineau
Denis-Benjamin Papineau
Denis-Benjamin Papineau was joint premier of the Province of Canada for Canada East from 1846 to 1848. His joint premiers for Canada West during this period were William Henry Draper and Henry Sherwood....
and Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau
Louis-Joseph Papineau , born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. His father was Joseph Papineau, also a famous politician in Quebec...
were prominent politicians in Lower Canada. His sister Eugénie married Thomas Boutillier
Thomas Boutillier
Thomas Boutillier was a Quebec doctor and political figure.He was born in Quebec City in 1797 and studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the University of Philadelphia. He was licensed to practice medicine in 1817 and settled at Saint-Hyacinthe...
.