Henry Judah QC | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Champlain | |
In office 1843–1844 (by-election) | |
Preceded by | René-Joseph Kimber |
Succeeded by | Louis Guillet |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | April 28, 1808
Died | February 10, 1883 Montreal, Quebec | (aged 74)
Political party | French-Canadian Group |
Spouse | Harline Kimber |
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Profession | Lawyer |
Henry Hague Judah, QC (April 28, 1808 – February 10, 1883), was a lawyer, businessman, and political figure in Canada East, Province of Canada (now Quebec). Judah was one of the first Jews to become a lawyer in early Canada, and the first Jewish member of the Parliament of the Province of Canada. He had an extensive legal practice, starting in Trois-Rivières, and later in Montreal. He was a member of the commission which implemented the abolition of seigneurial tenure in Lower Canada. He also was involved in banking, eventually becoming the president of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank (now the Laurentian Bank of Canada), and was a promoter of the short-lived Montreal and Bytown Railway Company.