Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
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| Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau | |
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| In office 31 October 1879 – 29 July 1882 |
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| Preceded by | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau |
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| Born | November 9, 1840 Sainte-Thérèse |
| Died | June 13 1898 (aged 57) Montreal |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, PC (9 November 1840 – 13 June 1898), born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, was a French-Canadian lawyer and politician.
As a lawyer, he defended Ambroise-Dydime Lépine against the charge of murdering Thomas Scott during the Red River Rebellion of 1869 – 1870.
He served as Conservative Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, federal Cabinet minister, and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
After the 1878 Quebec election, he was the Leader of the Opposition. He became premier in 1879 after the fall of the minority government of Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière. He won the 1881 election, but resigned on July 29, 1882 to seek election to the federal House of Commons. He won a by-election held on August 16, 1882.
Chapleau planned to quit politics in 1885 when Louis Riel was sentenced to be hanged but decided to stay, fearing it would only inflame the situation. After Riel was hanged, he was attacked by Quebecers who accused him of the death of Riel along with John A. Macdonald.
He served as cabinet minister under prime ministers John A. Macdonald and John Abbott, but declined to serve under John Thompson. He resigned in 1892, and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from December 1892 until January 1898. He died in June of that same year in Montreal.
[edit] Elections as party leader
He won the 1881 election.
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- National Assembly biography (French)
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
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| Preceded by Provincial district created in 1867 |
MLA, District of Terrebonne 1867-1882 |
Succeeded by Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (Conservative) |
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| Preceded by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (Liberal) |
Premier of Quebec 31 October 1879 – 29 July 1882 |
Succeeded by Joseph-Alfred Mousseau (Conservative) |
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