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Louis-Joseph Papineau was born on October 7 1786, in Montreal, Canada, to Joseph Papineau..
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Papineau, Louis Joseph
PAPINEAU, LOUIS JOSEPH (1786–1871), Canadian rebel, came of a French family which emigrated to Canada towards the end of the seventeenth century.
Louis Joseph Papineau led the Parti Canadien, later called the Parti Patriote, forces for Lower Canada (present day Quebec) against the British.
He was born in Montreal on 7 Oct. 1786, his father, Joseph Papineau (d. 1831), a notary, being a member of the first legislative assembly for Lower Canada, established in 1791. Papineau was educated at the seminary of Quebec, and on leaving college he began to read for the bar.
While still a law student he acquired a great reputation among the French Canadians for his oratorical talents and opposition to the existing political system.
Albert Papineau abt Nov 1872 Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont, United States Fredrick Joseph Papineau Kamiah, Lewis, Idaho, United States.In 1809 he was elected to the legislative assembly of Lower Canada for the county of Kent. In 1811, however, he elected to sit for the west ward of the city of Montreal. He was called to the bar in 1811, but was too much devoted to politics to practice as an advocate.
He opposed the war with America in 1812, but, when it became i