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| '''Pierre Bureau''' (] ] – ] ]) was a businessman and political figure in ]. | '''Pierre Bureau''' (] ] – ] ]) was a businessman and political figure in ]. | ||
| He was born in ], ] in 1771. Bureau operated an inn for travellers at ] and a ferry service across the ]. Around 1811, he moved to ], where he became a merchant. He was elected to the ] for Saint-Maurice in an 1819 by-election and represented that region until his death at Trois-Rivières in 1836. He supported an elected ] and tended to support the ]. | He was born in ], ] in 1771. Bureau operated an inn for travellers at ] and a ferry service across the ]. Around 1811, he moved to ], where he became a merchant. He was elected to the ] for ] in an 1819 by-election and represented that region until his death at Trois-Rivières in 1836. He supported an elected ] and tended to support the ]. | ||
| His grandsons, ] and ], both became members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. Antoine-Aimé was also a lawyer, judge and Canadian cabinet minister; Jean-Baptiste-Éric was a journalist. | His grandsons, ] and ], both became members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. Antoine-Aimé was also a lawyer, judge and Canadian cabinet minister; Jean-Baptiste-Éric was a journalist. | ||
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Pierre Bureau (October 9 1771 – June 6 1836) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born in L’Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec in 1771. Bureau operated an inn for travellers at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and a ferry service across the Sainte-Anne River. Around 1811, he moved to Trois-Rivières, where he became a merchant. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Canada for Saint-Maurice in an 1819 by-election and represented that region until his death at Trois-Rivières in 1836. He supported an elected Legisliative Council and tended to support the Parti canadien.
His grandsons, Antoine-Aimé Dorion and Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion, both became members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. Antoine-Aimé was also a lawyer, judge and Canadian cabinet minister; Jean-Baptiste-Éric was a journalist.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)