Joseph-Édouard Faribault (May 4, 1773 – August 3, 1859) was a

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and political figure in

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. He represented Leinster in the

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from 1808 to 1809. He was born in Berthier-en-Haut, the son of Barthélemy Faribault, a notary, and Catherine-Antoine Véronneau. Faribault worked in his father's office as a clerk and was commissioned as a notary in 1791. He first set up practice in Berthier-en-Haut but soon afterwards moved to

L'Assomption L'Assomption () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area. ...

. He was married twice: first, in 1794, to Marie-Anne-Élisabeth Poudret and then to Geneviève Fauteux, the widow of Norbert Éno, in 1845. Faribault invested in real estate and built and operated

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s and

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s. He also served as administrator and agent for the

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of Lavaltrie. His daughter Aurélie inherited parts of the seigneuries of L'Assomption and Repentigny from her two husbands, Charles Saint-Ours and

Louis-Michel Viger Louis-Michel Viger (; September 28, 1785 – May 27, 1855) was a lawyer, banker, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada, and then in Canada East in the Province of Canada. Family and early life Viger was born in ...

. Faribault was a member of the special council that governed Quebec after the suspension of the constitution in 1838. He served as warden for Leinster District in 1841 and 1842 and mayor of L'Assomption from 1846 to 1848. He also was justice of the peace for Montreal district, commissioner for the summary trial of small causes and commissioner for the taking of oaths of allegiance. He served in the militia during the

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, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Faribault opposed the founding of Collège de L'Assomption but later contributed funds to aid in its operation. He died in L'Assomption at the age of 86. His nephew

Barthélemy Joliette Barthélemy Joliette (September 9, 1789 – June 21, 1850) was a notary, businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was a descendant of Louis Jolliet. Early years He was born Barthélemy Jolliet in the ...

served in the assemblies for Lower Canada and the Province of Canada.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faribault, Joseph-Edouard 1773 births 1859 deaths Lawyers in Lower Canada and Canada East Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Members of the Special Council of Lower Canada Mayors of L'Assomption 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec