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Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau
Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau (March 27, 1745 – September 18, 1809) was the second in a line of distinguished French Canadians whose influence has spanned three centuries.
Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau was born at Quebec City, the son of Thomas-Jacques Taschereau. At the age of 14, he aided in the defence of the town against the British attack in 1759. He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of Lower Canada, as well as a seigneur and a
Jean-Thomas Taschereau (1778–1832)
Jean-Thomas Taschereau (November 26, 1778 – June 14, 1832) was a son of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau and Marie-Louise-Élizabeth Bazin. He was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and politician.
He studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and began his legal training as an assistant to his father in 1799 and studied law with Jonathan Sewell. He became a lawyer in 1801. He successfully ran for elected office a number of times, to the Legislative