Joseph Le Vasseur Borgia, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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1773 - 1839 - He was a lawyer, newspaper owner and politician in Lower Canada.
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About Joseph Le Vasseur Borgia
- Joseph Le Vasseur Borgia (January 6, 1773 – June 28, 1839) was a lawyer, newspaper owner and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Quebec in 1773, the son of a blacksmith, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec.
- He articled as a lawyer, qualified to practice in 1800 and set up practice at Quebec.
- Le Vasseur Borgia helped found Le Canadien in 1806.
- In 1808, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Cornwallis, representing it until 1820 when he was defeated, and then again from 1824 to 1830.
- For his association with Le Canadien, he was removed from his post in the militia in 1808 but he was named a militia captain in 1812 by Governor George Prevost. He died at Quebec City in 1839 and was buried in the Cimetière des Picotés there.
- Le Vasseur Borgia had one son, Narcisse-Charles, who predeceased his father in 1834.
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