Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1825

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 06-Aug-1891

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood

  • Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood (April 23, 1825 – August 6, 1891) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.
  • He represented Vaudreuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871. He was born in Montreal in 1825, the son of Robert Unwin Harwood and Marie-Louise-Josephte, the daughter of Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbiniere, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal.
  • He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848.
  • He was coseigneur of Vaudreuil, inherited by his mother, Marie-Louise-Josephte Chartier de Lotbinière.
  • He served as secretary for the Vaudreuil Railway Company which his father had helped establish.
  • Harwood also served as captain in the local militia, later becoming lieutenant-colonel. In 1863, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Vaudreuil.
  • After Confederation, he represented the same riding in the Quebec legislative assembly. He died at Montreal in 1891.
  • He was married to Angelique Lefebvre de Bellefeuille, daughter of Eustache Antoine de Bellefeuille, Seigneur of Bellefeuille, Quebec and Adjutant-General of the Quebec Militia, by his wife, Maragaret McGillis, daughter of Duncan McGillis (1754–1838) Senior Partner of the North West Company.
  • They died without children. His brothers, Henry Stanislas and Robert William, were members of the Canadian House of Commons.
  • He was a first cousin of Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, Prime Minister of Quebec and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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