He refused a seat in the Senate when he retired from this post in 1873 .
He was nominated for a seat in the Senate of Canada in 1867 but withdrew when he was named the first Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in July of the same year .
He refused a seat in the Senate of Canada when he retired from this post in 1873 .
He was nominated for a seat in the Senate of Canada in 1867 but withdrew when he was named the first Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in July of the same year .