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Chauveau
Chauveau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandre Chauveau (1847–1916), lawyer, judge and educator * Auguste Chauveau (1827–1917), professor and veterinarian * Claude François Chauveau-Lagarde (1756–1841), lawyer in Paris * Claude Chauveau (1861-1940), French politician *François Chauveau (1613–1676), French engraver * Jean-Pierre Chauveau (born 1942), a member of the Senate of France * Michel Chauveau (born 1956), French historian and Egyptologist *Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (1820–1890), the first premier of the Canadian province of Quebec * Sophie Chauveau (born 1999), a French biathlete * Sylvain Chauveau (born 1971), an instrumental music and electronic music artist and composer from Bayonne, France *Yves Chauveau Yves Chauveau (; born 14 April 1945) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (; May 30, 1820 – April 4, 1890) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer and politician. Chauveau was the first premier of Quebec, following the establishment of Canada in 1867. Appointed to the office in 1867 as the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec (historical), Conservative Party, he won the provincial elections of 1867 Quebec general election, 1867 and 1871 Quebec general election, 1871. He resigned as premier and his seat in the provincial Legislative Assembly in 1873. Chauveau was also active in federal politics, being member of the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons from 1867 to 1873, and then a member of the Senate of Canada, Senate for a year. After only a year in the Senate he sought re-election to the Commons in the general election of 1874, but was defeated. He then retired from politics. Chauveau had a life-long interest in literature and public affairs. He was the author of a novel and many short columns and letters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Chauveau
François Chauveau (; 10 May 1613 – 3 February 1676) was a French artist, known as a burin engraver, draftsmen and painter. Biography François Chauveau was born 10 May 1613 in Paris, as the second son of the impoverished noble, Lubin Chauveau and of Marguerite de Fleurs. He studied in the studio of Laurent de La Hyre and specialised in etching. He married Marguerite Roger on 8 February 1652. Louis XIV gave him a pension and the title of Graveur du Roi (King's engraver) in 1662. Chauveau was the first printmaker to be made a member to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 14 April 1663. He died in 1676 in Paris. Notable for his great culture and imagination, he was one of the four French engravers cited by Charles Perrault in his "Hommes illustres". Chauveau left nearly 1,600 works (frontispices, vignettes...), including illustrations for works by Mademoiselle de Scudéry (he engraved the famous ''Map of Tendre'' and the frontispiece for her '' Artamène ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Chauveau
Alexandre Chauveau (; February 23, 1847 – March 7, 1916) was a lawyer, judge, educator and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1872 to 1880 as both a Conservative member and a Liberal cabinet minister. He was born in Quebec City, the son of Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau and Marie-Louise-Flore Massé. Chauveau was educated at the Collège Sainte-Marie at Montreal, the Université Laval and McGill University. He articled in law with S. Lelièvre at Quebec City and George-Étienne Cartier in Montreal, was called to the Quebec bar in 1868 and set up practice in Quebec City with Richard Alleyn. In 1871, he married Marie-Anne-Adèle, the daughter of Ulric-Joseph Tessier. In 1878, Chauveau was named Queen's Counsel. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1872 by-election held after Louis Honoré Gosselin resigned his seat. Chauveau was reelected in 1875 as an independent conservative. In 1878, he was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude François Chauveau-Lagarde
Claude François Chauveau-Lagarde (; 1756–1841) was a French lawyer who came into the public spotlight in the early stages of the French Revolution. He defended many notable cases during the Reign of Terror, including that of Marie Antoinette. Life Chauveau-Lagarde was already a respected lawyer in Paris when the Estates General of 1789 were convoked. He published a hopeful ''Théorie des états généraux ou la France régénérée''. Under the Revolution he continued to exercise his profession, now as ''défenseur officieux'' (a public defender). His name appears in the lists of civil trials in the collection of Aristide Douarche. On 16 May 1793 he defended the Venezuelan general Francisco de Miranda before the revolutionary tribunal, whilst it still represented a spirit of goodwill towards the accused; thanks to his effective plea, Miranda was acquitted. However, Jean-Paul Marat denounced Chauveau-Lagarde as a liberator of the guilty. Chauveau-Lagarde distinguished himse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
