John Le Boutillier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Le Boutillier

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1797

Place of Birth: Jersey

Date of Death: 31-Jul-1872

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About John Le Boutillier

  • John Le Boutillier or John Le Bouthillier (1797 – July 31, 1872) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was born in Jersey in 1797 and came to the GaspĂ© peninsula around 1815 as an employee of Charles Robin.
  • In 1830, he opened his own business exporting dried cod from the GaspĂ© region and settled in GaspĂ©.
  • He represented GaspĂ© in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1833 to 1838 and then Bonaventure from 1844 to 1847 and GaspĂ© from 1854 to 1867 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
  • Le Boutillier voted against the Ninety-Two Resolutions.
  • In 1867, he was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the Gulf division and served until his death in GaspĂ© in 1872. His firm, which had grown to 2,500 employees, 12 ships and 169 fishing boats, was taken over by Charles Robin's company after his death. Le Boutillier's final house in GaspĂ© was later a hospital before being razed in the 1970s against the wishes of preservationists.
  • Another house formerly used by John Le Boutillier Company managers has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1975.

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