Jules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont Explained

Jules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont
Birth Date:20 December 1855
Birth Place:Quebec City
Death Place:Quebec City
Spouse:Caroline-Alix Beaubien
Order:22nd Mayor of Quebec City
Term Start:1 March 1890
Term End:2 April 1894
Predecessor:François Langelier
Successor:Simon-Napoléon Parent
Riding2:Quebec County
Term Start2:April 1891
Term End2:June 1896
Predecessor2:Adolphe-Philippe Caron
Successor2:Charles Fitzpatrick
Profession:author, lawyer, professor
Party:Liberal

Jules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont (20 December 1855 – 28 March 1902) was a Canadian politician, author, lawyer and professor. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada and a mayor of Quebec City.

Biography

Frémont was born in Quebec City, Canada East, the son of doctor Charles-Jacques Frémont and Marie-Cécile Panet.[1] He was educated at the Collège Sainte-Marie, at St. Francis Xavier's College in New York City[2] and the Université Laval and was called to the Quebec bar in 1878. He later became a professor of civil law at the Université Laval.[3]

He was elected to Parliament at the Quebec County riding in the 1891 general election. After serving his term in the 7th Parliament, Frémont was defeated in the 1896 federal election by Charles Fitzpatrick, also of the Liberal party.

The inaugural Quebec Winter Carnival in 1894 occurred on Frémont's watch as Quebec City mayor.[4]

In 1891,[3] Frémont married Caroline-Alix, the daughter of Joseph-Octave Beaubien, a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament.[5]

Frémont died at Quebec City at the age of 46 after a long illness.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4626 Les avocats de la région de Québec (1936)
  2. http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=9145 La famille Frémont (1902)
  3. http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32961 The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891, AJ Gemmill
  4. http://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/fr/ma_ville/toponymie/rues/frank_carrel.shtml Ville de Québec - Toponymie: Frank-Carrel, rue
  5. Encyclopedia: Vachon . Claude . Joseph-Octave Beaubien . . 1972 . 2009-03-27 .