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Jean-Charles Chapais

Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (died 1885)

Born
December 2, 1811
Died
July 17, 1885
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1811

About Jean-Charles Chapais

Jean-Charles Chapais, (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl ʃapɛ]; December 2, 1811 – July 17, 1885) was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canada's government. Chapais was born in Rivière-Ouelle, a small town in Kamouraska, Quebec, and was educated in Nicolet. Following his success as a farmer and merchant, in 1845 he became the first mayor of Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, the town he had lived in from 1833. The following year, he married Georgina Dionne; they had six children together.

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Career and life highlights

Jean-Charles Chapais timeline

  1. Following his success as a farmer and merchant, in 1845 he became the first mayor of Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, the town he had lived in from 1833.
  2. Following his success as a farmer and merchant, in 1845 he became the first mayor of Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie,.

The world when Jean-Charles Chapais was born

Jean-Charles Chapais was born in 1811. 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 headlineLuddite riots against industrial machinery
  • Technology milestoneFirst steamboat on the Mississippi River
  • World population~955M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population7.5M

1811 versus 2026

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Measure18112026
Population7.5M341 million

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