Denis-Benjamin Viger (August 19, 1774 – February 13, 1861) was a 19th century Lower Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 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
Viger was part of the militia in the early 1800s and then a captain in the War of 1812. The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies He retired from the militia in 1824 with the rank of major.
Biography
Viger was born in Montreal to Denis Viger and Périne-Charles Cherrier. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Denis Viger ( June 6 1741 &ndash June 16 1805) was a carpenter businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. His father had represented Montreal East district in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1796 to 1800. Montreal East was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892 The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. In 1808, he married the 30-year-old daughter of Pierre Foretier, Marie-Amable Foretier. Pierre Foretier ( January 12 1738 &ndash December 3 1815) was a Fur trader seigneur and official in Lower Canada They had one child who died in 1814.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Montreal East in 1808 and 1810, then in Leinster in 1810 and 1814 and in Kent in 1816, 1820, 1824 and 1827.
He was imprisoned in 1838 when martial law was imposed in Lower Canada but released in 1840. Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice
In 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the United Canadas representing Richelieu. The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the Legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commonsm from 1867 to 1935 From December 12, 1843 to June 17, 1846 he was one of the Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada were the leaders of the Province of Canada, from the 1841 unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada He was elected in a by-election to represent Trois-Rivières in 1845 but resigned in 1847. Trois-Rivières (formerly known as Three Rivers and Trois-Rivières Métropolitain) is an electoral district in Quebec, Canada that has He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1848 but lost his seat due to non-attendance in 1858. The Legislative (Cowncil of the Province of Canada was the Upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada Viger died in Montreal in 1861.
| Preceded by Sir Dominick Daly as Joint Premier of the Provinces of Canada |
Premier of Canada East 1843-1846 |
Succeeded by with Sir Denis-Benjamin Papineau |
See also
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)
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