Édouard Thibaudeau (March 7, 1797 – August 21, 1836) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Bonaventure in the

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from 1830 to 1836. His surname also appears as Thibodeau. He was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, the son of Louis Thibodeau and Marguerite Bro. Thibaudeau studied law in

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, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and set up practice in Gaspé. He served as inspector of schools for Gaspé and

Bonaventure Bonaventure ( ; ; ; born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221 – 15 July 1274) was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal, Scholasticism, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General ( ...

counties. Thibaudeau generally supported the

Parti patriote The () or () was a primarily francophone political party in what is now Quebec founded by members of the liberal elite of Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century. Its members were made up of liberal professionals and small-scale ...

but was not present for the session where the vote on the

Ninety-Two Resolutions The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the '' Parti patriote'' of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony. Papineau ha ...

was held. He died in office in

at the age of 39.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thibaudeau, Edouard 1797 births 1836 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada