Joseph-Édouard Turcotte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Gentilly, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
About Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
- Joseph-Édouard Turcotte (October 10, 1808 – December 20, 1864) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East. He was born in Gentilly, Lower Canada in 1808.
- He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet.
- In 1831, he lost his right arm in an accident.
- Deciding not to pursue a future in the priesthood, he studied law with Elzéar Bédard and was called to the bar in 1836.
- He practice law at Quebec City and then Trois-Rivières.
- He became a supporter of Louis-Joseph Papineau and supported the parti patriote.
- In 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Saint-Maurice; he opposed the union of the Canadas.
- He was forced to resign because he had accepted two government posts, but was reelected in an 1842 by-election; he was defeated in 1844.
- He was named solicitor general for Canada East in 1847 but was forced to resign in 1848 after two unsuccessful attempts to gain a seat in the assembly.
- In 1851, Turcotte was elected again in Saint-Maurice; in 1854, he was elected in Maskinongé as a Reformer.
- He served as mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1857 to 1863.
- In 1858, he was elected to the assembly for Champlain, now as a member of the parti bleu; in 1861, he was elected in Trois-Rivières.
- He served as speaker from 1862 to 1863.
- He was reelected in Trois-Rivières in 1863 and served until his death in Trois-Rivières in 1864. Turcotte also played an important role in the economic development of the region, including railway links and the founding of a college there.
- He owned and was of the Journal des Trois-Rivières from 1847 to 1853. His son Arthur served as a member in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and his son Gustave-Adolphe-Narcisse was a member of the Canadian House of Commons.
- His daughter Marie-Louise married Ernest Pacaud, a Quebec lawyer and journalist.
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| Date of birth/death | 22 October 1830 | 11 October 1865 | |
| Location of birth/death | Longueuil | Quebec City | |
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