Louis Guillet
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Louis Guillet was a Quebec
notary
and political figure.
He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
in 1788, apprenticed as a notary at Pointe-aux-Trembles
and was admitted to the profession in 1809. He was named a justice of the peace
in 1830. Guillet opposed the creation of registry offices in Lower Canada
for the preservation of documents related to real estate ownership and, instead, suggested that notaries hold these documents in trust. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Champlain
in 1844 as a Reformer and was reelected in 1848. Guillet retired from his practice as notary in 1863 and died in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan in 1868.
His sister Marie
married Alexis Rivard
, who was also a member of the legislative assembly, and his brother Valère
represented Saint-Maurice in the legislative assembly.
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....
notary
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.
He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Batiscan, Quebec
Batiscan is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located along the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Batiscan River.-History:...
in 1788, apprenticed as a notary at 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....
and was admitted to the profession in 1809. He was named a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in 1830. Guillet opposed the creation of registry offices 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...
for the preservation of documents related to real estate ownership and, instead, suggested that notaries hold these documents in trust. 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 Champlain
Champlain (electoral district)
Champlain was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created in 1867 as part of the British North America Act...
in 1844 as a Reformer and was reelected in 1848. Guillet retired from his practice as notary in 1863 and died in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan in 1868.
His sister Marie
Marie
-Music:* "Marie", a song written by Irving Berlin, that was a hit for Tommy Dorsey , Rudy Vallée , Nat Shilkret , Franklyn Bauer , The Four Tunes and The Bachelors*"Marie" , a hit for Johnny Hallyday*Marie, song by Solveig Sandnes...
married Alexis Rivard
Alexis Rivard
Alexis Rivard was a trader and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1834....
, who was also a member of the legislative assembly, and his brother Valère
Valère Guillet
Valère Guillet was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Saint-Maurice in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1836 as a supporter of the Parti patriote....
represented Saint-Maurice in the legislative assembly.