Charles Joseph Alleyn
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Charles Joseph Alleyn | |
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6th Mayor of Quebec City | |
In office 1854–1855 | |
Preceded by | Ulric-Joseph Tessier |
Succeeded by | Joseph Morrin |
Personal details | |
Born | County Cork (Republic of Ireland) | September 19, 1817
Died | April 4, 1890 Quebec City, Quebec | (aged 72)
Charles Joseph Alleyn (September 19, 1817 – April 4, 1890) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.
He was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1817 and studied at Clongowes Wood College. Alleyn came to Lower Canada with his family around 1837. He was called to the bar in 1840. He supported the annexation movement in Quebec.[clarification needed] He served on the city council for Quebec City from 1851 to 1857, serving as mayor in 1854.
In 1854, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Quebec City. He supported the abolition of seigneurial tenure, an elected Legislative Council and separate schools. He served on the Executive Council as Commissioner of Public Works from 1857 to 1858 and secretary for Canada East from 1858 to 1862. In 1866, he resigned from politics to accept an appointment as sheriff for the district of Quebec. He served in this post until his death in Quebec City in 1890. His brother Richard served in the Quebec legislative assembly.
References[]
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- "Charles Joseph Alleyn". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- 1817 births
- 1890 deaths
- Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec
- Mayors of Quebec City
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East
- Politicians from County Cork
- People educated at Clongowes Wood College
- Canadian people of Irish descent
- Immigrants to Lower Canada
- Anglophone Quebec people