Jacques Dorion
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Jacques Dorion was a doctor and political figure in Lower Canada
.
He was born at Quebec City
around 1797 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
. Dorion studied medicine at Paris
and returned to set up practice at Saint-Ours
. In 1824, he married Catherine-Louise Lovell, niece of seigneur
Charles-Louis-Roch de Saint-Ours
. Dorion was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for Richelieu in 1830 and was reelected in 1834, as a supporter of the parti patriote. Dorion signed the Ninety-Two Resolutions
. He founded a branch of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
at Saint-Ours in 1835. In December 1837, he was arrested for high treason and imprisoned until March 1838.
He died at Saint-Ours in 1877.
One son, Joseph-Adolphe
, later served in the Quebec legislative assembly, and another son, Eugène-Philippe, was head of the French
translators for the Canadian House of Commons.
Dr. Charles Smith is Senior Lecturer in Economics and Education at Swansea Metropolitan University (University of Wales). Author/co-author of Economic Development (Palgrave), International Trade and Globalisation (Anforme),[1] Revision Express Economics (Pearson-Longman)[2] and many academic and journalistic articles in the fields of economics and business education, devolution, regional development and European integration. His research specializes in comparative politics and economics of Wales and Catalonia, education, training and employment.[3] He has also contributed to the Encyclopedia of Global Business. [4] He often broadcasts on regional television and radio in an 'expert' role on economic and political matters.
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 was born at 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...
around 1797 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...
. Dorion studied medicine at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and returned to set up practice at Saint-Ours
Saint-Ours, Quebec
Saint-Ours is a town located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec , in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,700.-Population:Population trend-Language:...
. In 1824, he married Catherine-Louise Lovell, niece of seigneur
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
Charles-Louis-Roch de Saint-Ours
Charles de Saint-Ours
Charles de Saint-Ours was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born Roch-Louis de Saint-Ours in the town of Quebec in 1753. He became a major in the militia in 1774 and took part in the defence of Fort St John’s against the Americans...
. Dorion 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 Richelieu in 1830 and was reelected in 1834, as a supporter of the parti patriote. Dorion signed the Ninety-Two Resolutions
Ninety-Two Resolutions
The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the Parti patriote of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony....
. He founded a branch of 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 Saint-Ours in 1835. In December 1837, he was arrested for high treason and imprisoned until March 1838.
He died at Saint-Ours in 1877.
One son, Joseph-Adolphe
Joseph-Adolphe Dorion
Joseph-Adolphe Dorion was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1875 as a Conservative....
, later served in the Quebec legislative assembly, and another son, Eugène-Philippe, was head of the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
translators for the Canadian House of Commons.
Dr. Charles Smith is Senior Lecturer in Economics and Education at Swansea Metropolitan University (University of Wales). Author/co-author of Economic Development (Palgrave), International Trade and Globalisation (Anforme),[1] Revision Express Economics (Pearson-Longman)[2] and many academic and journalistic articles in the fields of economics and business education, devolution, regional development and European integration. His research specializes in comparative politics and economics of Wales and Catalonia, education, training and employment.[3] He has also contributed to the Encyclopedia of Global Business. [4] He often broadcasts on regional television and radio in an 'expert' role on economic and political matters.