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About Charles Drolet
- Charles Drolet (May 8, 1795 – September 22, 1873) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was born in Quebec City in 1795.
- He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and set up practice at Quebec City.
- In 1830, he married Marguerite, the daughter of Rémi Quirouet and the niece of François Quirouet.
- He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Saguenay County in an 1836 by-election held after the death of François-Xavier Tessier.
- He was a member of the Association des Frères-Chasseurs but did not participate in the armed resistance of 1837.
- In November 1838, he helped Patriote prisoners Edward Alexander Theller and William Wallin Dodge escape from the Citadel of Quebec.
- A warrant was issued for Drolet's arrest and he fled for the United States.
- Despite being captured at Saint-Gervais, he was able to escape and reach the United States.
- He was admitted to the New York bar in 1839 and then practiced at Detroit.
- He returned to Montreal after a general amnesty was proclaimed in 1849.
- In 1850, he was named clerk of the Court of Vice-Admiralty at Quebec.
- He was also named deputy clerk of the Court of Appeal in 1854. He died at Quebec City in 1873.
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