Jean-Thomas Taschereau (jurist)
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Jean-Thomas Taschereau (December 12, 1814 – November 9, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and judge.
Born in Quebec City, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Jean-Thomas Taschereau, a politician who was a Member of the Quebec National Assembly, and Marie Panet, he was called to the bar in 1836. He studied law in Paris and upon his return to Quebec City he practised for 18 years. As well, from 1855 to 1857, he taught at Université Laval. In 1865, he was appointed a judge of the Quebec Superior Court. In 1873, he was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of Quebec. On September 30, 1875, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and retired on October 6, 1878.
He is the father of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, a Liberal Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1920 to 1936.
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada September 30, 1875 – October 6, 1878 |
Succeeded by Henri Elzéar Taschereau |
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| 1875–1878: W. Ritchie | S. Strong | J. Taschereau | T. Fournier | W. Henry | |||
| 1878–1879: W. Ritchie | S. Strong | T. Fournier | W. Henry | H. Taschereau | |||
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