Henri Elzéar Taschereau

The Right Honourable

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The Right Honourable - PC - Kt - October 7 - 1836 - April 14 - 1911 - Canadian - Chief Justice of Canada

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He was born in Sainte-Marie-de-la-Beauce, Lower Canada to Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau and Catherine Hénédine Dionne. He was called to the bar in 1857 and practiced law in Quebec City.

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Lower Canada - 1857 - Quebec City

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Taschereau entered politics in 1861 when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of what was then the Province of Canada where he opposed Canadian Confederation. He was appointed to Quebec's Superior Court in 1871 and to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1878 and also taught law part time at the University of Ottawa. In 1902 he became Chief Justice serving for four years until his retirement in 1906. He was knighted in 1902 and became a member of the British Privy Council in 1904 .

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1861 - Legislative Assembly - Province of Canada - Canadian Confederation - 1871 - Supreme Court of Canada - 1878 - University of Ottawa - 1902 - 1906 - Knighted - Privy Council - 1904

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He was the nephew of Elzéar Alexandre Cardinal Taschereau. Henri-Elzéar's son, Louis-Alexandre Taschereau would serve as Premier of Quebec and his grandson, Robert Taschereau would follow in his grandfather's footsteps and serve as Chief Justice of Canada.

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Elzéar Alexandre Cardinal Taschereau - Louis-Alexandre Taschereau - Premier of Quebec - Robert Taschereau

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