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Jean-Charles Chapais, senator, politician, businessman (born 2 December in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada; died 17 July in Ottawa.
Jean-Charles Chapais was a businessman and politician; born 2 Dec. at Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada, son of Jean-Charles Chapais, merchant, and Julienne..
L’Encyclopédie de l’histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia
Date Published:
2004
CHAPAIS, Jean Charles, LL.B., D.Sc.A.
- Advocate and Farmer. Born St. Denis de la Bouteillerie, County Kamouraska, Que., March 6, 1850, son of Hon. Senator Jean Charles and Georgina (Dionne) Chapais. Educated: College of Ste Anne de la Pocatière; Laval University (LL.B., 1875).
Called to Quebec Bar, 1875; practised two years; has since devoted his time to agriculture; was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Agriculture by Quebec Laval University, June 9, 1916, and presented with an honorary diploma by the Quebec Macdonald College of Agriculture on Feb.
15th, 1917; Winner of the Very Great Special Merit of the Order of the Agricultural Merit, of the Provincial Government of Quebec, April, 1922; Associate Editor, Official Journal of Agriculture of Province of Quebec, 1879-1890; Assistant Dairy Commissioner, Canada, sin