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Pierre du Calvet (born in Caussade in 1735 - perished at sea on March 28, 1786) Quebec trader, judge, political prisonner et lampoonist of French origin.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Family and education 1.2 Emigration to New France 1.3 Trader et judge 1.4 Political prisonner 1.5 Vendetta and tragic death 2 Political heritage 3 Timeline 4 Works 5 Notes 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Biography

Born in the summer of 1735 in Caussade in the former French province of Guyenne (today the Tarn-et-Garonne département) of a calvinist family. He was the oldest one in a family of five children.

[edit] Family and education

[edit] Emigration to New France

[edit] Trader et judge

[edit] Political prisonner

[edit] Vendetta and tragic death

[edit] Political heritage

[edit] Timeline

[edit] Works

• The Case of Peter du Calvet (mémoire)
• Appel à la justice de l'État (pamphlet)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Jean-Pierre Boyer, Appel à la justice de l'État de Pierre du Calvet. Champion des droits démocratiques au Québec, Québec, Septentrion, 2002, 321 pages
• Biographic article of Pierre du Calvet by Pierre Tousignant and Madeleine Dionne-Tousignant in the Dictionary of Canadian biography

[edit] See also

[edit] External links