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About François Évanturel
- François Évanturel (October 22, 1821 – March 12, 1891) was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure. He was born in Quebec City in 1821, the son of a soldier in Napoleon's army who had joined the British Army after having been taken prisoner.
- He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Quebec, articled in law with René-Édouard Caron and was called to the bar in 1845.
- He set up practice at Quebec City.
- Évanturel served in the local militia, becoming captain.
- He was a member of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society and helped found the Institut Canadien, serving as its first treasurer.
- He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in an 1855 by-election in Quebec County as a member of the parti bleu.
- In 1857, he was elected to the board for the North Shore Railway.
- He was defeated in the same year when he ran for election in two different ridings.
- In 1861, he was elected to represent Quebec County as a Liberal.
- Évanturel served in the Executive Council as minister of agriculture from 1862 to 1863; he was reelected in 1863 and served until Confederation.
- In 1862, he was a member of a group of Liberals who bought the newspaper Le Canadien; he became sole owner and editor in 1866.
- He sold the paper in 1872. He died in Quebec City in 1891. His son François-Eugène-Alfred went on to serve in the Ontario legislative assembly.
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