Jean-Charles Chapais Politician
Jean-Charles Chapais, PC (December 2, 1811 – July 17, 1885) was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canada's government.Chapais was born in Rivière-Ouelle, a small town in Kamouraska, Quebec, and was educated in Nicolet. Following his success as a farmer and merchant, in 1845 he became the first mayor of Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, the town he had lived in from 1833. The following year, he married Georgina Dionne; they had six children together.
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| Birth date | December 02, 1811 |
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| Date of death | July 17, 1885 |
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| office | Senator for De la Durantaye Quebec Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Champlain Minister of Agriculture (1867-1869) Receiver General (1869-1873) |
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