René-Édouard Caron

René- Édouard Caron (* October 21, 1800 in Sainte -Anne -de- Beaupré, Lower Canada, † December 13, 1876 in Sillery, Quebec ) was a Canadian politician and judge. He was twice mayor of the provincial capital, Quebec City and a member of the upper house of the province of Canada. Finally, he served from 1873 until his death as vice governor of the province of Quebec.

Biography

Caron studied at the Petit Séminaire in Quebec City and received a legal training in the law firm of André- Rémi Hamel. In 1826 he was admitted to the bar. In 1833, Caron himself elected to the City Council of Quebec, from 1834 to 1836 he was mayor. During his tenure, which lasted until 1836, was a cholera epidemic, died of over 2,000 inhabitants. From 1840 to 1846 he served a second time as mayor.

Also in 1834 he was elected Caron in the Parliament of the colony Lower Canada, but after two years he resigned. In 1841 he was appointed a member of the upper house of the province of Canada and was its Speaker from 1843 to 1847 and from 1848 to 1853. Subsequently, he was a judge at the Court of Appeal. In 1859 he was involved as a member of a commission appointed by the government on the codification of civil law. Governor General Lord Dufferin sworn Caron on 17 February 1873, the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. This representative office he held until his death.

Son Adolphe -Philippe Caron was later the House of Commons Member of Parliament and Minister of Defense. Daughter Corine married Charles Fitzpatrick, who later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and also Vice- Governor of Quebec was. Daughter Marie- Joséphine married the later Chief Justice Jean -Thomas Taschereau and was the mother of Louis -Alexandre Taschereau, a prime minister of Quebec.