Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay (; November 8, 1809 – September 10, 1886) was a political figure in

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and a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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in 1809, the son of Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay and Charlotte-Hermine-Louise-Catherine d'Irumberry de Salaberry, who was the daughter of Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1832, but never practised. He inherited the

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of Fossambault and Gaudarville when his father died in 1838. He served as deputy adjutant-general in the

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militia from 1839 to 1842 and was later a lieutenant-colonel in the Portneuf militia. In 1848, he was elected to the 3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Portneuf. He was elected to the

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for La Salle division in 1858 and served until

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, when he was appointed to the Canadian Senate. His name is recorded there as Antoine Juchereau Duchesnay. He resigned in 1871. He died in Quebec City in 1886.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duchesnay, Antoine 1809 births 1886 deaths Politicians from Quebec City Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Canadian senators from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Canadian people of Basque descent