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retire, but Draper's efforts did not bear fruit. Viger remained in office for another year, until June 1846, when he retired from politics, resigning his leadership position in the ministry. Papineau took over as the leader of the Canada East members in the
Council. At first he was paired with Draper, who continued as leader of the Canada West members, but Draper resigned a year later, in May 1847. Draper's position was taken by
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correspondence with his father during this period indicate that his father criticised him for his business decisions. He continued to manage the seigneury for his brother, including the period when Louis-Joseph was in exile after the
Rebellion. Louis-Joseph sent letters to Denis-Benjamin, criticising him for not collecting enough rents from the tenants.
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The elections did not go well for the government. LaFontaine was now the clear leader of the French-Canadian Group. Viger and
Neilson were both defeated in their own ridings, and LaFontaine and his supporters won a strong majority of the seats from Canada East. Papineau was one of the few members
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of Petite-Nation, first for his father Joseph, and later for his brother, Louis-Joseph, who bought the seigneury from their father in 1817. His tasks included encouraging settlement into the area and developing the lumber trade and sawmills, in the rich timber area of the Ottawa River valley. His
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Instead of gaining support for the government, Papineau's appointment to the
Council furthered the split in the French-Canadian Group. His own brother, Louis-Joseph Papineau, had earlier been critical of anyone who took an appointment from the governor, saying: "One cannot accept a position as
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of Petite-Nation, first for his father, then for his brother Louis-Joseph. He also had a share in a bookstore in
Montreal, and some commercial activities in the Petit-Nation area. He was the postmaster for Petit-Nation, and had several term appointments as a justice of the peace in the Montreal
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In light of Viger's failure to earn political support in Lower Canada, Draper began to make overtures to other French-Canadian politicians, suggesting that Viger and
Papineau might both retire from politics to make way for others. Papineau was aware of the negotiations and appeared willing to
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Tory from Upper Canada. Nor did
Papineau appear to have a firm grasp of parliamentary procedure, contradicting one of his own government colleagues during the debate on the speech from the throne. He was also hampered by his own deafness, making it difficult for him to follow the debates.
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of the government in Canada East who was re-elected. After the elections, Governor
General Metcalfe kept the Viger–Draper ministry in office, supported primarily by Draper and the Tories, who had won a majority of the seats in Upper Canada.
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in 1847). Not much was achieved by the ministry before
Parliament was dissolved in December 1847. Papineau resigned his seat in the Executive Council at that time, and did not stand for re-election in the general elections that followed.
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minister and remain an honourable man." Louis-Joseph, now in exile in Paris, refused to endorse the new government, even with his brother as a member. Viger and Denis-Benjamin
Papineau were considered to be Tories, supporting the governor.
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Papineau was involved in merchant activities in the Petit-Nation area, and served as the postmaster for the region. He was a partner in a Montreal bookstore, and was named a justice of the peace for Montreal district on several occasions.
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Papineau tried to develop a horse-breeding business, but without success. He had greater success with sheep, at one point building up a flock of over 200 sheep. In 1822, he became a seigneur in his own right, buying the fief of
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604:(another of Papineau's cousins), issued an order permitting the erection of a chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours. Ten years later, Papineau and seventy-five other residents sent a petition to the
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Denis-Benjamin Papineau did not help his reputation with French-Canadians by his first vote in the Assembly after the 1844 elections. In the election of the new Speaker, he voted for
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for the creation of a parish. The bishop granted the request, with a recommendation that the residents also seek the creation of a civil parish. In 1845, the
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issued an order creating a number of civil parishes based on existing ecclesiastical parishes, including the new municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bonsecours.
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and had been members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada leading up to the Rebellion. It was not until the formation of the
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and Rosalie Cherrier. His father was a successful surveyor and
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Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours
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Lower Canada 1791–1840 — Social Change and Nationalism
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Like his older brother, Denis-Benjamin studied at the
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916:(Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1980), p. 190.
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174:Succeeded by
145:
121:Succeeded by
113:
98:
83:
79:Succeeded by
55:(1846–1847)
44:
18:
1163:1854 deaths
1158:1789 births
967:J.O. Côté,
656:by-election
507:in western
468:district.
446:by-election
380:Canada West
376:Canada East
245:(1844–1847)
240:(1842–1843)
162:Preceded by
154:by-election
109:Preceded by
67:Preceded by
1152:Categories
1087:Careless,
1025:Careless,
997:Careless,
788:References
338:Occupation
200:1789-11-13
1069:Cornell,
1054:Cornell,
1010:Cornell,
925:Ouellet,
587:Plaisance
578:seigneury
533:of 1837.
511:, on the
465:seigneury
346:Signature
328:Education
273:(brother)
258:Relations
179:John Egan
150:1842–1847
146:In office
99:In office
49:1846–1847
45:In office
1142:, p. 57.
1127:, p. 18.
1060:, p. 17.
771:See also
481:Montreal
431:Patriote
390:(1847).
317:Children
309:(cousin)
303:(cousin)
297:(cousin)
291:(cousin)
285:(cousin)
267:(father)
207:Montreal
596:of the
370:of the
279:(uncle)
1136:Côté,
1121:Côté,
509:Quebec
493:notary
399:Quebec
250:Spouse
60:(1847)
444:in a
397:(now
681:and
666:, a
374:for
217:Died
194:Born
136:for
764:).
152:(1
1154::
1096:^
1080:^
1034:^
947:^
899:,
882:,
860:.
835:^
826:,
795:^
700:,
600:,
209:,
942:.
868:.
202:)
198:(
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