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Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau

Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Quebec (died 1898)

Born
November 9, 1840
Died
June 13, 1898
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1840

About Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau

Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, was a French-Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1892 to 1898. He won the 1881 election, but resigned on July 29, 1882, to seek election to the federal House of Commons. He won a by-election held on August 16, 1882.

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Career and life highlights

Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau timeline

  1. He won the 1881 election, but resigned on July 29, 1882, to seek election to the federal House of Commons.
  2. He won the 1881 election.
  3. He won a by-election held on August 16, 1882.

The world when Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau was born

Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau was born in 1840. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineQueen Victoria marries Prince Albert
  • Technology milestoneFirst postage stamp (Penny Black) issued in Britain
  • Notable inventionAdhesive postage stamp
  • World population~1.2B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population17.1M

1840 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18402026
Population17.1M341 million

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