Charles Langelier (23 August 1850 – 7 February 1920) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, journalist, and author. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Born in Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada, the son of Louis-Sébastien Langelier and Julie-Esther Casault, Langelier attended the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, the Petit Séminaire de Québec, and Université Laval. Sainte-Rosalie is a former town in Quebec, Canada which was annexed to the town of Saint-Hyacinthe in 2003. The Province of Lower Canada (French Province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1875 and practised law in Quebec City. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province
From 1878 to 1881, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montmorency. The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French Assemblée législative du Québec) was the name of the lower house of Quebec 's Legislature until 1968 He was defeated in 1881 and again in 1886. He was also defeated when he ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the electoral district of Montmorency in the 1882 election. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Montmorency (electoral district ---> Montmorency (also known as The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 5th Parliament He was elected in the 1887 election. The Canadian federal election of 1887 was held on February 22, 1887 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 6th Parliament A Liberal, he resigned in 1890 to return to Quebec politics and was appointed president of the Executive Council. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political he would also serve as provincial secretary and registrar. He was defeated in 1892 and in 1897. He was elected again in 1898 and served until 1901 when he was appointed Quebec district sheriff. In 1910, he became a judge of the Court of Sessions of the Peace.
From 1883 to 1886, he was the co-owner and co-editor of L’Électeur, one of the first Liberal newspapers published in Quebec. He also wrote the following works: Éloge de l'agriculture (1891), Lord Russel de Killowen à Québec (1896), John Buckworth Parkin, avocat et conseil de la reine (1897), Souvenirs politiques de 1878 à 1890, récits, études et portraits (1909), la Confédération, sa genèse, son établissement (1916) and La Procédure criminelle d'après le code et la jurisprudence (1916).
He died in 1920. His brother, François Charles Stanislas Langelier, was also a Quebec politician. Sir François Langelier ( 24 December 1838 &ndash 8 February 1915) was a Canadian lawyer professor journalist politician lieutenant