René-Édouard Caron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

René-Édouard Caron

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1800

Place of Birth: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1876

Profession: judge, politician, jurist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About René-Édouard Caron

  • René-Édouard Caron (21 October 1800 – 13 December 1876) was a Canadian politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada, the son of Augustin Caron, a well-to-do farmer and Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Lower Canada, and Élizabeth Lessard.
  • He studied Latin at the college of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, which prepared him for admittance to the Petit Séminaire de Québec, in 1813.
  • After later studying law in André-Rémi Hamel's office, Caron was called to the Quebec Bar in 1826.
  • In 1828, he married Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois, the daughter of Joseph de Blois and Marie-Vénérande Ranvoyzé.In 1833, he was elected as a municipal representative for the Palais district of Quebec City.
  • In 1834, he was elected mayor by the city councillors and served until 1836.
  • He was mayor again from 1840 to 1846.
  • He was mayor when cholera broke out in 1834 and when a fire nearly destroyed the city in 1845.In 1834, he was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for the riding of Upper Town of Quebec.
  • In 1841, he was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada.
  • He was the Speaker from 1843 to 1847 and again from 1848 to 1853.
  • From 1844 to 1853, he was also in a law partnership with Louis de Gonzague Baillairgé.
  • In 1853, he was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal, and in 1855 of the Court of the Queen's Bench.
  • In 1859, he took part in the codification of the civil laws.
  • He remained a judge until 1873 when he was appointed the second Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.
  • He served until his death in December 1876.
  • He was buried at Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont in Sainte-Foy.

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