Joseph-Ubalde Beaudry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian lawyer and writer
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph-Ubalde Beaudry
- Joseph-Ubalde Beaudry (May 15, 1816 – January 11, 1876) was a jurist and author from Montreal. Beaudry was educated at the Collège de Montréal where he was highly proficient in languages and the exact sciences.
- He entered the legal field as a law clerk for Côme-Séraphin Cherrier and became a lawyer in 1838.
- He spent some time practicing law before he became involved with judicial administration. Joseph-Ubalde spent time in Saint-Hyacinthe as a clerk of the Court of Requests.
- Returning to Montreal in 1847, he was on city council and then became an alderman.
- In 1850, he became clerk of the Court of Appeal, and later became clerk of the Seigneurial Court.
- This court, presided over by Sir Louis-Hippolyte la Fontaine, was involved with changes to the land tenure seigneurial system in Lower Canada. In 1859 Beaudry began his most important work on a commission for the codification of laws which had been created in 1857.
- He spent more than six years as a secretary on this commission.
- He then replaced Judge Augustin-Norbert Morin in 1865 as a commissioner.
- His role was important as was one of the principal drafters of the first edition of the new code. Joseph-Ubalde Beaudry was also an assistant judge in the Superior Court later was promoted titular judge for the district of Montreal.
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| Date of birth/death | 22 October 1830 | 11 October 1865 | |
| Location of birth/death | Longueuil | Quebec City | |
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