Isidore Thibaudeau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Isidore Thibaudeau

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1819

Place of Birth: Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1893

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Isidore Thibaudeau

  • Isidore Thibaudeau (September 30, 1819 – August 18, 1893) was a Quebec businessman and political figure.
  • He represented Quebec East in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1874 to 1877. He was born Pierre-Isidore Thibaudeau in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lower Canada in 1821; his father was a merchant of Acadian origin.
  • He worked as a clerk in the Quebec City branch of a firm based in Montreal.
  • In 1847, he became a partner in the branch and, in 1856, a partner in the Montreal operation.
  • Thibaudeau brought his brothers and later his son into the company.
  • He helped establish two banks, the Caisse d’Épargnes de Notre-Dame de QuĂ©bec and the Banque Nationale, serving as president of the latter from 1879 to 1889.
  • In 1863, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Quebec-Centre.
  • In the same year, he was named president of the Executive Council, serving until 1864.
  • He opposed Confederation.
  • Thibaudeau served as a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec from 1867 to 1874, when he was elected to the federal parliament.
  • He resigned his seat in 1877 to give Wilfrid Laurier a seat in the house and left politics in 1878 after running unsuccessfully for another federal seat.
  • By 1889, he had become a millionaire. He died in Quebec City in 1893. His brother Joseph-Élie also served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada and brother Joseph-Rosaire was a member of the Senate of Canada. His daughter Laura married Esdras Alfred de St-Georges, who served in the Canadian House of Commons.

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