François-Xavier Méthot
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François-Xavier Méthot was a Quebec
businessman and political figure.
He was born François-Xavier Méthotte in Pointe-aux-Trembles
, Lower Canada
in 1796 and settled in the Lower Town of Quebec City
, entering the wholesale and retail hardware business. He also set up factories to manufacture putty
, cut nail
s and millstone
s. Méthot was named a justice of the peace, served on the city council and was a captain in the local militia. He also served as secretary for the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
at Quebec City. Méthot was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Quebec City as a Reformer in an 1848 by-election. He also served as a director of the Quebec Provident and Savings Bank and was an office of Trinity House
of Quebec.
He died at Quebec City in 1853.
His brother Antoine-Prosper Méthot
also served in the legislative assembly and his brother Louis
was a member of the Lower Canada assembly. His son François-Xavier
was a member of the Quebec legislative assembly and the Canadian House of Commons.
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....
businessman and political figure.
He was born François-Xavier Méthotte in Pointe-aux-Trembles
Neuville, Quebec
Neuville is a village on the north shore of the Saint Laurence River, just west of Quebec City, part of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1684, and has remained quite picturesque throughout these years....
, 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...
in 1796 and settled in the Lower Town of 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...
, entering the wholesale and retail hardware business. He also set up factories to manufacture putty
Putty
Putty is a generic term for a plastic material similar in texture to clay or dough typically used in domestic construction and repair as a sealant or filler. Painter's Putty is typically a linseed oil based product used for filling holes, minor cracks and defacements in wood only...
, cut nail
Nail (engineering)
In woodworking and construction, a nail is a pin-shaped, sharp object of hard metal or alloy used as a fastener. Formerly wrought iron, today's nails are typically made of steel, often dipped or coated to prevent corrosion in harsh conditions or improve adhesion...
s and millstone
Millstone
Millstones or mill stones are used in windmills and watermills, including tide mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.The type of stone most suitable for making millstones is a siliceous rock called burrstone , an open-textured, porous but tough, fine-grained sandstone, or a silicified,...
s. Méthot was named a justice of the peace, served on the city council and was a captain in the local militia. He also served as secretary for the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism. Its current President is Mario Beaulieu....
at Quebec City. Méthot 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 Quebec City as a Reformer in an 1848 by-election. He also served as a director of the Quebec Provident and Savings Bank and was an office of Trinity House
Trinity House
The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond is the official General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales and other British territorial waters...
of Quebec.
He died at Quebec City in 1853.
His brother Antoine-Prosper Méthot
Antoine-Prosper Méthot
Antoine-Prosper Méthot was a Quebec notary and political figure.He was born Antoine-Prosper Méthotte at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lower Canada in 1804. Méthot studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, apprenticed as a notary, received his commission in 1829 and set up practice at...
also served in the legislative assembly and his brother Louis
Louis Méthot
Louis Méthot was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born Louis Méthotte at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lower Canada in 1793. Méthot was a merchant at Sainte-Croix. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812, becoming lieutenant. He was named justice of the peace...
was a member of the Lower Canada assembly. His son François-Xavier
François Xavier Ovide Méthot
François-Xavier-Ovide Méthot was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He presented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1876 and in the Canadian House of Commons as an Independent Conservative member from 1877 to 1884.He was born in Quebec City in 1843, the son of...
was a member of the Quebec legislative assembly and the Canadian House of Commons.