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EspañolBENJAMIN-HYACINTHE-MARTIN CHERRIER
'Benjamin-Hyacinthe-Martin Cherrier' (November 11 1757 – December 15 1836) was a surveyor and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born 'Benjamin-Hyacinthe Cherrier' at Longueuil in 1757, the son of François-Pierre Cherrier, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He settled at Saint-Denis on the Richelieu River, where he set up his practice as a surveyor. He was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Richelieu in 1792 and was reelected in 1796. Cherrier died at Saint-Denis in 1836.
His brother Séraphin practiced medicine and also served in the legislative assembly. His nephew, Côme-Séraphin Cherrier, became a lawyer and served in the legislative assembly. His sister Rosalie married notary Joseph Papineau, also a member of the assembly, and was the mother of Louis-Joseph Papineau. Another sister, Périne-Charles, married Denis Viger and was the mother of Denis-Benjamin Viger. His daughter Marguerite married Léonard Godefroy de Tonnancour.
★ Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)
★ ''Les députés au premier Parlement du Bas-Canada (1792-1796)'', F-J Audet (1946)
He was born 'Benjamin-Hyacinthe Cherrier' at Longueuil in 1757, the son of François-Pierre Cherrier, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He settled at Saint-Denis on the Richelieu River, where he set up his practice as a surveyor. He was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Richelieu in 1792 and was reelected in 1796. Cherrier died at Saint-Denis in 1836.
His brother Séraphin practiced medicine and also served in the legislative assembly. His nephew, Côme-Séraphin Cherrier, became a lawyer and served in the legislative assembly. His sister Rosalie married notary Joseph Papineau, also a member of the assembly, and was the mother of Louis-Joseph Papineau. Another sister, Périne-Charles, married Denis Viger and was the mother of Denis-Benjamin Viger. His daughter Marguerite married Léonard Godefroy de Tonnancour.
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★ Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)
★ ''Les députés au premier Parlement du Bas-Canada (1792-1796)'', F-J Audet (1946)
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