Jean-Thomas Taschereau (1778-1832)
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Jean-Thomas Taschereau was a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau
and Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin. He was a seigneur
, lawyer, judge and politician.
He studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec
and began his legal training as an assistant to his father in 1799 and studied law with Jonathan Sewell
. He became a lawyer in 1801. He ran for elected office a number of times with a great deal of success and spent a short time in prison in 1810 on the order of the governor, James Henry Craig
. More political success followed and in 1821 he was appointed as a judge in Sainte-Marie. He held increasingly important judicial positions including the Court of Kings Bench for the district of Quebec until his death.
He married Marie Panet May 19, 1806, and had at least two sons, Jean-Thomas Taschereau
and Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
, the first Canadian cardinal. He was the grandfather of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
and Edward Routh
, and the great-grandfather of Robert Taschereau
. He, along with his brother Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau
was involved with the development of the paternal seigniory of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce (now Sainte-Marie
).
Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau
Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau was the second in a line of distinguished French Canadians whose influence has spanned 3 centuries....
and Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin. He was a 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:...
, lawyer, judge and politician.
He studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec
Petit Séminaire of Quebec
The Seminary of Quebec is a Roman Catholic community of priests in Quebec City founded by Bishop François de Laval, the first bishop of New France in 1663.-History and Mission:...
and began his legal training as an assistant to his father in 1799 and studied law with Jonathan Sewell
Jonathan Sewell
Jonathan Sewell was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.-Early life:He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of the last British attorney general of Massachusetts...
. He became a lawyer in 1801. He ran for elected office a number of times with a great deal of success and spent a short time in prison in 1810 on the order of the governor, James Henry Craig
James Henry Craig
General Sir James Henry Craig KB was a British military officer and colonial administrator.-Early life and military service:...
. More political success followed and in 1821 he was appointed as a judge in Sainte-Marie. He held increasingly important judicial positions including the Court of Kings Bench for the district of Quebec until his death.
He married Marie Panet May 19, 1806, and had at least two sons, Jean-Thomas Taschereau
Jean-Thomas Taschereau (jurist)
Jean-Thomas Taschereau was a Canadian lawyer and judge.Born in Quebec City, Lower Canada , the son of...
and Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1871 until his death in 1898...
, the first Canadian cardinal. He was the grandfather of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was a the 14th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. He was elected four times, the first in 1900, in the riding of Montmorency. He was also a member of the Parti libéral du Québec...
and Edward Routh
Edward Routh
Edward John Routh FRS , was an English mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical Tripos examination of the University of Cambridge in its heyday in the middle of the nineteenth century...
, and the great-grandfather of Robert Taschereau
Robert Taschereau
Robert Taschereau, CC, PC was a lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and who briefly served as acting Governor General of Canada following the death of Georges Vanier in 1967.-Biography:...
. He, along with his brother Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau
Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau
Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau was born in Quebec April 19, 1775, a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau, the patriarch of this important family, and his first wife, Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin. He studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec from 1784 to 1792....
was involved with the development of the paternal seigniory of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce (now Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie, Quebec
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