Richard Alleyn, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Richard Alleyn

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1835

Date of Death: 16-Aug-1883

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Richard Alleyn

  • Richard Alleyn (June 1835 – August 16, 1883) was an Irish-born lawyer, judge, educator and political figure in Quebec.
  • He represented QuĂ©bec-Ouest in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1877 to 1878 as a Conservative. He was born in Trabolgan, County Cork, the son of Richard IsraĂ«l Alleyn and Margaret O'Donovan, and came to Lower Canada with his family in 1838.
  • Alleyn was educated at the SĂ©minaire de QuĂ©bec and the UniversitĂ© Laval.
  • He was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1857 and set up practice at Quebec City with Alexandre Chauveau.
  • He was crown attorney there for several years.
  • Alleyn served on the municipal council from 1863 to 1865.
  • In 1873, he was named Queen's Counsel.
  • He was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1877 by-election but was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878.
  • Alleyn became a professor of criminal law at UniversitĂ© Laval in 1878.
  • In 1881, he was named judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Rimouski district.
  • Alleyn served as an officer in the militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
  • He was married twice: to Louisa JosĂ©phine Lindsay in 1865 and to Catherine-Louise-Josephte, the daughter of Alexandre-RenĂ© Chaussegros de LĂ©ry, in 1877.
  • He died in Rimouski at the age of 48. His brother Charles Joseph served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada and was mayor of Quebec City.

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