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12 Facts About Michel Borne

1.

Michel Borne was a merchant and political figure in Canada East.

2.

Michel Borne represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1842.

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Michel Borne was born in Quebec City, the son of George Michel Borne, a native of Grenoble, France, and Marie-Francoise Letellier.

4.

On February 22,1830, Michel Borne married Charlotte Munro, widowed, at Notre-Dame-de-Montreal.

5.

Michel Borne died in Chambly on October 19,1853 after a short disease.

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In 1828, Michel Borne was an unsuccessful candidate for the Quebec Upper Town seat in the Lower Canada Legislative Assembly, losing to Thomas Lee.

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Michel Borne was one of the first members of the new municipal council for Quebec City from 1840 to 1842.

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Michel Borne stood for election to the new Legislative Assembly in the first general election, in 1841, on an anti-union platform.

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Michel Borne was elected by acclamation for the Rimouski riding.

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Michel Borne was frequently absent during the first session of the new Parliament, and did not participate in the debate and vote on the union.

11.

The next year, when Baldwin was defeated in a ministerial by-election, LaFontaine returned the favour, by encouraging Michel Borne to resign his seat.

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Michel Borne did so, out of a commitment to the emerging alliance between LaFontaine and Baldwin.