- Théodore Robitaille
Théodore Robitaille, PC (
29 January 1834 –17 August 1897 ) was a Canadian physician, politician, andLieutenant governor .Born in Varennes,
Lower Canada , the son of Louis-Adolphe Robitaille and Marie-Justine Monjeau, he was baptized as Louis-François-Christophe-Théodore. A physician, he graduated fromMcGill College in 1858 and settled inNew Carlisle, Quebec . In 1861, he was elected to theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for the riding of Bonaventure. In 1867, he was elected to theCanadian House of Commons . A Conservative he was re-elected in 1872, a 1873 ministerial by-election, 1874, and 1878. In 1873, he was appointed Receiver General.In 1871, he was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec in Bonaventure and served until 1874 when holding a federal and provincial seat was abolished. From 1879 to 1884, he was theLieutenant Governor of Quebec . In 1885, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Gulf, Quebec. He served until his death in 1897.References
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