Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger

Canadian judge

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1823

Place of Birth: Yamachiche, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1885

Profession: judge, writer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger

  • Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger, (February 2, 1823 – August 18, 1885) was a Quebec judge and political figure. He was born in Yamachiche in Lower Canada in 1823.
  • He studied at the SĂ©minaire de Nicolet, then articled in law with Antoine Polette and was called to the bar in 1844.
  • Loranger first practiced at Trois-Rivières, later joined the office of Lewis Thomas Drummond in Montreal and, in 1858, opened an office with his brothers Louis-OnĂ©sime and Jean-Marie.
  • He was named Queen's Counsel in 1854.
  • Loranger was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Laprairie in 1854; he was reelected in 1857.
  • He served on the Executive Council as secretary for Canada East.
  • He opposed the idea of a double majority, where legislation must be approved by a majority of the representatives from both provinces, but believed that legislation affecting one province should be approved by a majority in that province.
  • He supported Montreal as a capital and opposed the choice of Ottawa; this led to the resignation of the government of John A.
  • Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier in 1858.
  • Loranger continued as a member in the legislature until he was named judge in the Quebec Superior Court in 1863.
  • In 1873, he published the first volume of Commentaire sur le Code civil du Bas-Canada, a discussion of the civil code of Quebec; a second volume was published in 1879 but the work was never completed.
  • He also contributed articles to legal journals of the time.
  • In 1877, he was named to head a commission to codify the general statutes of Quebec.
  • Loranger retired in 1879 and became professor at the UniversitĂ© Laval.
  • In 1883 and 1884, he published a two volume work on the federal constitution. He died in Sainte-PĂ©tronille in 1885 and was buried in the CĂ´te-des-Neiges cemetery in Montreal.

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