- François Languedoc
François Languedoc (
October 11 1790 –September 23 1840 ) was a seigneur, businessman and political figure inLower Canada .He was born François de Borgias Languedoc in the town of Quebec in 1790, the son of a merchant. From 1812 to 1821, he was associated with John White and Company, which supplied goods for ships and sold and transported supplies for the army. They also operated, with other partners, a ferry service between Quebec and Pointe-Lévy and a steamboat service between Quebec and
Montreal . In 1813, he married Anna Maria, the daughter of captain John Philipps. In 1816, Languedoc was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Lower Canada for the Lower Town of Quebec. In 1817, he purchased the seigneury of Saint-Georges. He was elected to represent L'Acadie in the assembly 1830. He did not support theNinety-Two Resolutions . Languedoc was named justice of the peace in 1830. He also served in the militia reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.He died at his manor in Saint-Édouard near Napierville in 1840.
His sister Louise married
Louis Roy Portelance , who also served in the assembly.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3488 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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