Joseph-Édouard Faribault, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Berthierville, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph-Édouard Faribault
- Joseph-Édouard Faribault (May 4, 1773 – August 3, 1859) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.
- He represented Leinster in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1809. He was born in Berthier-en-Haut, the son of Barthélemy Faribault, a notary, and Catherine-Antoine Véronneau.
- Faribault worked in his father's office as a clerk and was commissioned as a notary in 1791.
- He first set up practice in Berthier-en-Haut but soon afterwards moved to L'Assomption.
- He was married twice: first, in 1794, to Marie-Anne-Élisabeth Poudret and then to Geneviève Fauteux, the widow of Norbert Éno, in 1845.
- Faribault invested in real estate and built and operated sawmills and flour mills.
- He also served as administrator and agent for the seigneury of Lavaltrie.
- His daughter Aurélie inherited parts of the seigneuries of L'Assomption and Repentigny from her two husbands, Charles Saint-Ours and Louis-Michel Viger.
- Faribault was a member of the special council that governed Quebec after the suspension of the constitution in 1838.
- He served as warden for Leinster District in 1841 and 1842 and mayor of L'Assomption from 1846 to 1848.
- He also was justice of the peace for Montreal district, commissioner for the summary trial of small causes and commissioner for the taking of oaths of allegiance.
- He served in the militia during the War of 1812, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
- Faribault opposed the founding of Collège de L'Assomption but later contributed funds to aid in its operation.
- He died in L'Assomption at the age of 86. His nephew Barthélemy Joliette served in the assemblies for Lower Canada and the Province of Canada.
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