Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière (; March 25, 1792 – March 29, 1872) was a

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doctor,

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and political figure. He was born in Baie-du-Febvre,

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in 1792, the son of

Pierre de Sales Laterrière Pierre de Sales Laterrière (; 1743 or 1747 – 14 June 1815), was an adventurer who left France in 1766. He was inspector and director of the ironworking Forges du Saint-Maurice and seigneur of the municipality Les Éboulements in New Franc ...

who became the seigneur of Les Éboulements. Laterrière studied at the

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and went on to study medicine in Philadelphia. He served as surgeon with the militia during the

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and set up practice in Lower Town,

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until 1816. Laterrière then returned to Les Éboulements to take on his responsibilities as seigneur. He married Eulalie-Antoinette, the daughter of merchant

Claude Dénéchau Claude Dénéchau (March 8, 1768 – October 30, 1836) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Quebec City in 1768, the son of surgeon Jacques Dénéchaud. He went into business with his brother Pierre at Queb ...

. He represented Northumberland County in the

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from 1824 to 1830 and then Saguenay County from 1830 until 1832, when he was appointed to the

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. In 1838, he was named to the Special Council that governed

after the

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. He opposed union with

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but, was elected to the

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in an 1845 by-election for Saguenay and was reelected in 1848 and 1851. Also in 1848, Laterrière was named adjutant-general of the militia of Lower Canada and, so, had to run again for the same seat in a by-election held later that year. In 1856, he was elected to the

in Laurentides division. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1867. Laterrière died at

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in 1872. His daughter Eugénie married

Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier, (January 22, 1837 – April 29, 1911) was a Canadian lawyer, militia officer, politician, publisher, judge, and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. Biography Born in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower C ...

, who later became a member of the Canadian Senate and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

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