- Joseph-Hubert Lacroix
Joseph-Hubert Lacroix (
May 5 1743 –July 15 1821 ) was a seigneur, businessman and political figure inLower Canada .He was born Hubert-Joseph Lacroix in the Lower Town of
Quebec City in 1743, the son of merchantHubert-Joseph de la Croix . He became a merchant himself. Lacroix helped defend the town during the American invasion of 1775-6. In 1776, he settled at Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (later Laval), where he became involved in thefur trade . In 1791, he was named justice of the peace for Montreal district. He representing Effingham County in the1st Parliament of Lower Canada ; in 1796, he was elected to represent York County. He helped administer the seigneury of Blainville and, in 1806, inherited it from Marie-Anne-Thérèse Céloron de Blainville. In 1807, Lacroix was named a colonel in the militia.He died at Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in 1821.
His son Janvier-Domptail became a lawyer and later a member of the legislative council.
External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2958 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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