Étienne Ranvoyzé (March 10, 1776 – August 9, 1826) was a

notary A notary is a person authorised to perform acts in legal affairs, in particular witnessing signatures on documents. The form that the notarial profession takes varies with local legal systems. A notary, while a legal professional, is distin ...

and political figure in

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. He was born in

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, and was the son of

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François Ranvoyzé, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled with Jean-Marie Mondelet, qualified to practice in 1799 and partnered with Mondelet for some time, later settling at

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. He was lieutenant and later captain in the local militia during the

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and fought at the Battle of Châteauguay and at Plattsburgh. He returned to his notary practice after the war. Ranvoyzé was named a justice of the peace in 1815. He was elected to the

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for Trois-Rivières in 1824, generally supporting the

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. He died in office at

. His nephew Pierre Antoine Deblois became a member of the Canadian senate.

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