Joseph-Charles Taché Politician

Joseph-Charles Taché, (December 24, 1820 – April 16, 1894) was a multi-faceted member of the Taché family, a nephew of Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché. He was a student at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and followed this by a study of medicine, receiving his medical diploma in 1844.Taché practised medicine in Rimouski, and, at the age of 27, he was unopposed for a seat in the Legislative Assembly. His activity in politics led him into the newspaper business as a writer renowned for his caustic political wit. He enjoyed great popularity in this area as a writer and editor until 1859 when he left Le Courrier du Canada to pursue other writing full-time. He returned to public life in 1864 as a senior civil servant in Ottawa for 24 years where he produced a lasting legacy of achievements in literary, cultural, scientific and political areas.

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Joseph-Charles Taché
Birth dateDecember 24, 1820
Date of deathApril 16, 1894
Place of death
Ottawa

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officeMembers of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Rimouski

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