Joseph Badeaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph Badeaux
- Joseph Badeaux (25 September 1777 – 12 September 1835) was the son of Jean-Baptiste Badeaux and, in 1792, he began articling to become a notary.
- His clerkship was with his brother Antoine-Isidore, who, like their father, was of the notarial profession.
- He was commissioned to practise in 1798.
- His practice quickly became successful and Joseph rose to prominence in his home town of Trois-Rivières and also rose through the militia.
- He was a captain during the War of 1812 and reached the rank of major in 1822. He was also active in politics and served a number of terms as a member of the Lower Canada House of Assembly starting in 1808. His second wife, Geneviève, was the daughter of judge Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny.
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