Joseph-Guillaume Barthe | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Yamaska | |
In office 1841–1844 | |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | Léon Rousseau |
Personal details | |
Born | Carleton, Lower Canada | March 16, 1816
Died | August 4, 1893 Montreal, Quebec | (aged 77)
Political party | Anti-Unionist French-Canadian Group |
Spouse | Louise-Adélaïde Pacaud |
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Children | 7, including Émilie Barthe |
Education | Séminaire de Nicolet |
Occupation | Journalist, lawyer, poet, author |
Joseph-Guillaume Barthe (March 16, 1816 – August 4, 1893) was a lawyer, journalist, poet and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East, Province of Canada (now Quebec). He served one term in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, as a supporter of Louis-Joseph Papineau and Denis-Benjamin Viger. He opposed Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine's policy of building a reform alliance within the framework of the Province of Canada.