- François-Xavier Méthot
François-Xavier Méthot (
November 10 1796 –November 6 1853 ) was aQuebec businessman and political figure.He was born François-Xavier Méthotte in Pointe-aux-Trembles,
Lower Canada in 1796 and settled in the Lower Town ofQuebec City , entering the wholesale and retail hardware business. He also set up factories to manufactureputty , cut nails andmillstone s. Méthot was named a justice of the peace, served on the city council and was a captain in the local militia. He also served as secretary for theSaint-Jean-Baptiste Society at Quebec City. Méthot was elected to theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Quebec City as a Reformer in an 1848 by-election. He also served as a director of the Quebec Provident and Savings Bank and was an office ofTrinity House of Quebec.He died at Quebec City in 1853.
His brother
Antoine-Prosper Méthot also served in the legislative assembly and his brother Louis was a member of the Lower Canada assembly. His son François-Xavier was a member of the Quebec legislative assembly and the Canadian House of Commons.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=4103 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/m-n/methfxp.htm Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)]
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