Joseph-Édouard Faribault, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph-Édouard Faribault

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 04-May-1773

Place of Birth: Berthierville, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1859

Profession: politician, notary, military officer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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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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