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The Hon. Jean-Charles Chapais | |
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 Jean-Charles Chapais as Receiver-General, in 1870 | |
| Senator for De la Durantaye, Quebec | |
| In office January 30, 1868 – July 17, 1885 | |
| Appointed by | John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Noël Bossé |
| Succeeded by | John Jones Ross |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Champlain | |
| In office 1867–1871 | |
| Preceded by | John Jones Ross |
| Succeeded by | François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1811 Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada |
| Died | July 17, 1885 (aged 73) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative Party of Quebec (historical) |
| Children | Thomas Chapais |
| Cabinet | Minister of Agriculture (1867-1869) Receiver General (1869-1873) |
Jean-Charles Chapais, PC (December 2, 1811 – July 17, 1885) was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canada's government.
Chapais was born in Rivière-Ouelle, a small town in Kamouraska, Quebec, and was educated in Nicolet.
Following his success as a farmer and merchant, in 1845 he became the first mayor of Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, the town he had lived in from 1833. The following year, he married Georgina Dionne; they had six children together.