Louis-Charles Foucher

Louis-Charles Foucher (1760 – December 26 1829) was a notary, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.

He was born at Rivière-des-Prairies in Montreal in 1760 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1784; he was admitted to the bar in 1789 and set up practice in law at Montreal. In 1787, he had married Marie-Élizabeth, daughter of Pierre Foretier. Foucher was named solicitor general for Lower Canada in 1795. In 1796, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Montreal West; he had also run unsuccessfully in Effingham. In 1800, he was defeated again in Effingham but elected in York. He was elected in Trois-Rivières in 1804. In 1803, Foucher was appointed judge in the provincial court for Trois-Rivières district and, in 1812, he was named to the Court of King's Bench at Montreal. He also served in the local militia, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1812.

He died at Montreal in 1829.

His daughter Marie-Léocadie married her cousin Hugues Heney who served in the legislative assembly.

External links

* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/FRA/Membres/notices/e-f/fouclc.htm Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)]