Joseph-Noël Bossé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph-Noël Bossé

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1807

Place of Birth: Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1881

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Joseph-Noël Bossé

  • Joseph-Noël Bossé, (December 25, 1807 – September 24, 1881) was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.
  • He was a Conservative Party of Canada member of the Senate of Canada for De la Durantaye division from 1867 to 1868. He was born at Cap-Saint-Ignace, Lower Canada in 1806 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec.
  • He apprenticed in law with André-Rémi Hamel, was admitted to the bar in 1833 and set up practice in Quebec City.
  • He served on the small claims court for the Îles de la Madeleine.
  • He also prepared a report on the state of the fisheries in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
  • Bossé was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in an 1864 by-election held after the death of François-Xavier Lemieux and served until Confederation when he was named to the Senate.
  • In 1867, he was named Queen's Counsel.
  • Bossé also served as lieutenant-colonel of the local militia from 1863 to 1869.
  • In 1868, he resigned his seat in the Senate when he was named puisne judge in the Quebec Superior Court. He died at Quebec City in 1881.

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