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About Philippe Panet
- Philippe Panet (February 28, 1791 – January 15, 1855) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born at Quebec City in 1791, the son of Jean-Antoine Panet, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec.
- He began to article in law with his father, but served as a captain in the Quebec militia during the War of 1812 and took part in the Battle of Châteauguay in 1813.
- He remained in the militia, later becoming lieutenant-colonel. In 1816, Panet was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Northumberland and served until 1824, when he was unable to run due to poor health.
- He completed his training in law and was called to the bar in 1817.
- In 1819, he married Luce, the daughter of seigneur Pierre Casgrain.
- In 1830, he was elected to represent Montmorency; he was appointed to the Executive Council in 1831.
- In the same year, he was named King's Counsel. Panet resigned his seat in 1832 to accept an appointment as judge in the Court of King's Bench for Quebec district.
- He served on the Executive Council again in 1838.
- During the Lower Canada Rebellion, Panet earned the ire of the British authorities by declaring the suspension of habeas corpus by the Special Council in 1838 unconstitutional.
- Panet and Elzéar Bédard were suspended from their duties as judge by colonial administrator Sir John Colborne.
- Panet was reinstated as a judge in the Court of Queen's Bench in 1840.
- He was a member of the Court of Appeal from 1850 until his death at Quebec City in 1855. His brother Louis later became a member of the Canadian Senate and his brother Charles was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
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