François Évanturel
François Évanturel (October 22, 1821 – March 12, 1891) was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure.
He was born in Quebec City in 1821, the son of a soldier in Napoleon's army who had joined the British Army after having been taken prisoner. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Quebec, articled in law with René-Édouard Caron and was called to the bar in 1845. He set up practice at Quebec City. Évanturel served in the local militia, becoming captain. He was a member of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society and helped found the Institut Canadien, serving as its first treasurer. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in an 1855 by-election in Quebec County as a member of the parti bleu. In 1857, he was elected to the board for the . He was defeated in the same year when he ran for election in two different ridings. In 1861, he was elected to represent Quebec County as a Liberal. Évanturel served in the Executive Council as minister of agriculture from 1862 to 1863; he was reelected in 1863 and served until Confederation. In 1862, he was a member of a group of Liberals who bought the newspaper Le Canadien; he became sole owner and editor in 1866. He sold the paper in 1872.
He died in Quebec City in 1891.
His son François-Eugène-Alfred went on to serve in the Ontario legislative assembly.
External links[]
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Halpenny, Francess G, ed. (1990). "François Évanturel". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- 1821 births
- 1891 deaths
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East
- Journalists from Quebec
- Writers from Quebec City
- 19th-century Canadian journalists
- Canadian male journalists
- 19th-century Canadian male writers
- Politicians from Quebec City