1. Alexandre Chauveau represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1872 to 1880 as both a Conservative member and a Liberal cabinet minister.
11 Facts About Alexandre Chauveau
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Alexandre Chauveau was born in Quebec City, the son of Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau and Marie-Louise-Flore Masse.
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Alexandre Chauveau articled in law with S Lelievre at Quebec City and George-Etienne Cartier in Montreal, was called to the Quebec bar in 1868 and set up practice in Quebec City with Richard Alleyn.
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Alexandre Chauveau was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1872 by-election held after Louis Honore Gosselin resigned his seat.
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Alexandre Chauveau served in the Quebec cabinet as Solicitor General from 1878 to 1879 and then as secretary and registrar.
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Alexandre Chauveau rejoined the Conservative caucus in 1879 with three other members, leading to the defeat of the Liberal government.
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Alexandre Chauveau resigned his seat in the Quebec assembly in 1880 after he was named to the Court of Sessions of the Peace.
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Alexandre Chauveau was police magistrate for Quebec district from 1882 to 1890.
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Alexandre Chauveau was professor of criminal law at the Universite Laval from 1894 to 1916.
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Alexandre Chauveau served as a director, vice-president and president for the Banque Nationale at Quebec City and president of the Quebec Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.
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Alexandre Chauveau died in New York City at the age of 69 while debarking from a boat returning from Havana and was buried in Sainte-Foy.