Louis-Victor Sicotte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis-Victor Sicotte

Canadian judge

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1812

Place of Birth: Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 05-Sep-1899

Profession: judge, politician, Queen's Counsel

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Louis-Victor Sicotte

  • Louis-Victor Sicotte, (November 6, 1812 – September 5, 1889) was a lawyer, judge and politician in Lower Canada. He was born Louis Cicot in Boucherville, Lower Canada in 1812.
  • He studied law and was called to the bar in 1839.
  • He helped found the Aide-toi, le Ciel t’aidera (God helps those who help themselves) society, which is credited with introducing the celebration of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day for French Canadians, and was also its secretary-treasurer.
  • He supported the Patriotes but apparently took no part in the Rebellions of 1837–38.
  • He believed, correctly as it turned out, that rebellion would only lead to an imposed union with Upper Canada. In 1838, he set up a practice in Saint-Hyacinthe.
  • In 1851, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing Saint-Hyacinthe.
  • He became part of the Hincks-Morin government for a short time in August 1853.
  • He was re-elected in 1854 and elected speaker.
  • In the same year, he was named Queen's Counsel.
  • In November 1857, he was chosen as Commissioner of Crown Lands, serving until 1 August 1858.
  • He was re-elected in 1858 and became Commissioner of Public Works in the Cartier-Macdonald government from 1858 to 10 January 1859.
  • He was Joint Premier of the Province of Canada with John Sandfield Macdonald from May 24, 1862 to May 15, 1863. He refused a cabinet post in the Macdonald-Dorion government that followed and, after his reelection in 1863, introduced a motion of non-confidence, which was rejected by a small margin.
  • In September 1863, he accepted an appointment as judge of the Superior Court in the Saint-Hyacinthe district, serving until 1887. He died in Saint-Hyacinthe in 1889. Sicotte Township, located in the Outaouais region of Quebec, was named in his honour (but renamed to Grand-Remous in 1973).

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