Jacques-Philippe Rhéaume, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Jacques-Philippe Rhéaume
- Jacques-Philippe Rhéaume (May 1, 1818 – April 26, 1891) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Québec-Est in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1873 as a Conservative. He was born in Notre-Dame de Québec, Lower Canada, the son of Jacques Rhéaume and Charlotte Jacques, was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1840.
- In 1844, he married Euphémie Gagnon.
- He was a founder of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society at Quebec City.
- Rhéaume served as a member of the municipal council for Quebec City from 1847 to 1861.
- He resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1873 after he was named an agent for the Seigneurial Commission.
- Rhéaume was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1882, losing to Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
- He died at Quebec City at the age of 72.
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