Chapleau, Sir Joseph-Adolphe National Historic Person
Bois-des-Filion, Quebec
Hon. Joseph Adolphe Chapleau, 1884
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Address :
Adolphe-Chapleau Park, Bois-des-Filion, Quebec
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1938-05-19
Life Date:
1840 to 1898
Other Name(s):
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Chapleau, Sir Joseph-Adolphe
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Premier of Quebec (1879-82), federal cabinet minister (1882-92)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Adolphe-Chapleau Park, Bois-des-Filion, Quebec
Born at Sainte Therèse de Blainville, Chapleau was one of the most prominent 19th-century figures in Quebec. As a renowned criminal lawyer and a supporter of Métis rights, he defended Ambroise-Dydime Lépine in the 1874 treason trial at Fort Garry. He was also premier of Quebec (1879–1882), a federal cabinet minister (1882–1892), Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1892–1897), and the spokesman for Montréal during a critical period in the city’s economic and social development, at the peak of Montréal Québec regional rivalry.