Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
About Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc
- Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc (November 25, 1766 – November 30, 1832) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born Charles-Baptiste Bouc in Terrebonne, the son of a merchant, and was involved in the trade of grain and furs, as well as lending money.
- In 1785, he married Archange Lepage.
- He inherited some livestock and property from his father.
- In 1796, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Effingham.
- He was found guilty of defrauding a local wheat farmer in 1799 and he was jailed and then expelled from his seat in the house.
- In 1800, Bouc was elected again but was again expelled.
- Bouc was elected in subsequent by-elections and expelled two more times.
- Alexis Caron, a lawyer who later was elected to the legislative assembly for Surrey, represented Bouc.
- In April 1802, the assembly passed a bill with the explicit stated purpose of preventing Bouc from ever sitting in the assembly.
- Pierre-Amable de Bonne and members of the Bureaucrat party supported the expulsion of Bouc; many of the members of the parti canadien opposed these actions.
- Angus Shaw was elected for Effingham after Bouc had been expelled for the last time. Bouc continued to be a leading figure in the community until he was convicted of treasonable practices in 1807 and then for fraud and theft in 1811.
- He was forced to retire from business and sell some of his property to cover his debts.
- He died at Terrebonne in 1832. His son Séraphin became a farmer and was later elected to the legislative assembly for Terrebonne.
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