Pierre-Dominique Debartzch, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Pierre-Dominique Debartzch
- Pierre-Dominique Debartzch (September 22, 1782 – September 6, 1846) was a lawyer, seigneur, newspaper owner and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu in 1782, the son of a merchant of Polish descent, and studied at Harvard College.
- He articled in law with Denis-Benjamin Viger and was called to the bar in 1806.
- Debartzch was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Kent in 1809 and again in 1810.
- He supported the parti canadien.
- Debartzch was a captain in the militia and led a company at the Battle of Châteauguay.
- In 1814, he was named to the Legislative Council.
- In 1815, Debartzch married Josette, the daughter of legislative councillor Charles de Saint-Ours and Josette Murray, whose great-uncle was former governor James Murray.
- In 1822, he helped lead opposition to a plan to unite Upper and Lower Canada.
- He purchased the seigneury of Saint-François (also known as Saint-Charles) in 1826.
- He founded the newspaper L'Écho du pays in 1833 and then Le Glaneur in 1836.
- He served on the Executive Council from 1837 to 1841.
- In 1841, Debartzch bought the seigneury of Cournoyer. He died at Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu in 1846 and was buried at Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu. His maternal uncle Hyacinthe-Marie Simon, dit Delorme also served in the legislative assembly.
- His daughter Josette-Elmire married Lewis Thomas Drummond and his daughter Louise-Aurélie married Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski.
- His daughter Caroline married lawyer Samuel Cornwallis Monk; their son Frederick Debartzch Monk later served in the Canadian House of Commons.
- His daughter Margueritte-Cordelia married Édouard-Sylvestre de Rottermund, a chemist and inventor.
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