Pierre-Louis Panet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Pierre-Louis Panet
- Pierre-Louis Panet (August 1, 1761 – December 2, 1812) was a Canadian lawyer, notary, seigneur, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1761, the son of Pierre Panet.
- Panet qualified to practice as a lawyer in 1779 and as a notary in 1780.
- He practiced as a notary at Montreal from 1781 to 1783 and at Quebec City from 1783 to 1785.
- In 1781, he purchased the seigneury of Argenteuil.
- In 1783, he was named French language clerk for the Court of Common Pleas in Quebec district.
- In 1785, he was appointed clerk in the Prerogative Court.
- Panet was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Cornwallis in 1792 and was elected in Montreal East in 1800.
- In 1794, he was named clerk for the Court of King’s Bench in Quebec District.
- He was named judge in the same court for Montreal district in 1795.
- He sold his property at Argenteuil in 1800 and bought the seigneuries of Ailleboust and Ramezay.
- In 1801, Panet became an honorary member of the Executive Council serving as judge and executive councillor until his death. He died of a stroke at Montreal in 1812. In 1781, he married Marie-Anne, the daughter of Jean-Gabriel Cerré.
- His brother Bonaventure also served in the legislative assembly.
- His cousin, Jean-Antoine Panet, served as speaker of the assembly.
- His daughter Charlotte-Mélanie Panet (1794–1872) and her husband, Marc-Antoine-Louis Lévesque (1782–1833), were instrumental in the formation of Sainte-Mélanie, a town within the Ailleboust Seignory.His daughter married Upper and Lower Canada politician William Bent Berczy.
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