Jacques-Félix Sincennes
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Jacques-Félix Sincennes was a Quebec
businessman and political figure.
He was born Jacques-Félix Saincennes in Deschambault
, Lower Canada
in 1818, of Acadian
descent. The original spelling of the family name was Saint-Seine. He apprenticed with his father as a pilot on the Saint Lawrence River
. In 1839, he was hired as a purser on a steamer on the river. He established a steamship service on the Richelieu River
, with himself as captain, in 1845. This company amalgamated with a competing service to form La Compagnie du Richelieu; Sincennes later served as secretary-treasurer and president for the company. The company expanded to provide service between Montreal
and Quebec City
and absorbed a number of its competitors. In 1875, it amalgamated with the Canadian Navigation Company to form the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, later Canada Steamship Lines, operating on the Saint Lawrence and the Great Lakes
. In 1849, Sincennes, with William McNaughton, formed the Sincennes-McNaughton Line which towed and berthed ships on the Ottawa
, Richelieu and Saint Lawrence rivers. In 1857, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Richelieu
. In 1873, he helped found the Royal Canadian Insurance Company of Montreal. Sincennes also served as vice-president of La Banque du Peuple.
He died in Montreal in 1876.
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 Jacques-Félix Saincennes in Deschambault
Deschambault, Quebec
Deschambault-Grondines is a municipality with 2032 inhabitants according 2006 census in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Portneuf Regional County Municipality. The municipality was incorporated in 2002 by the merger of the formerly independent villages of Deschambault and Grondines.The...
, 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 1818, of Acadian
Acadian
The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...
descent. The original spelling of the family name was Saint-Seine. He apprenticed with his father as a pilot on the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
. In 1839, he was hired as a purser on a steamer on the river. He established a steamship service on the Richelieu River
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...
, with himself as captain, in 1845. This company amalgamated with a competing service to form La Compagnie du Richelieu; Sincennes later served as secretary-treasurer and president for the company. The company expanded to provide service between 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...
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...
and absorbed a number of its competitors. In 1875, it amalgamated with the Canadian Navigation Company to form the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, later Canada Steamship Lines, operating on the Saint Lawrence and the Great Lakes
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
. In 1849, Sincennes, with William McNaughton, formed the Sincennes-McNaughton Line which towed and berthed ships on the Ottawa
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
, Richelieu and Saint Lawrence rivers. In 1857, he 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 Richelieu
Richelieu (electoral district)
Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchères electoral district in 1933.In 1968, a new electoral district...
. In 1873, he helped found the Royal Canadian Insurance Company of Montreal. Sincennes also served as vice-president of La Banque du Peuple.
He died in Montreal in 1876.