Pierre Beaubien | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Montreal (two-member constituency) | |
In office 1843 – 1844 (by-election) | |
Preceded by | George Moffatt |
Succeeded by | George Moffatt Clément-Charles Sabrevois de Bleury |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Chambly | |
In office 1848–1849 | |
Preceded by | Louis Lacoste |
Succeeded by | Louis Lacoste |
Personal details | |
Born | Baie-du-Febvre, Lower Canada | August 13, 1796
Died | January 9, 1881 Outremont, Quebec | (aged 84)
Political party | French-Canadian Group |
Spouse | Marie-Justine Casgrain |
Relations | Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain (brother-in-law) Louis Beaubien (son) |
Children | 11 children; 6 died in infancy |
Education | |
Profession | Physician |
Pierre Beaubien (August 13, 1796 – January 9, 1881) was a physician and political figure in Canada East, Province of Canada (now Quebec). Trained in medicine in France, he practised and taught medicine in Montreal. He was involved in real estate development in Montreal, contributing to the creation of Outremont. He served two partial terms in the Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of the Province of Canada, as a member of the French-Canadian Group under the leadership of Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine.