Louis-Charles Foucher
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Louis-Charles Foucher (1760 – December 26, 1829) was a notary, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born at Rivière-des-Prairies in Montreal in 1760 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He qualified to practice as a notary in 1784; he was admitted to the bar in 1789 and set up practice in law at Montreal. In 1787, he had married Marie-Élizabeth, daughter of Pierre Foretier. Foucher was named solicitor general for Lower Canada in 1795. In 1796, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Montreal West; he had also run unsuccessfully in Effingham. In 1800, he was defeated again in Effingham but elected in York. He was elected in Trois-Rivières in 1804. In 1803, Foucher was appointed judge in the provincial court for Trois-Rivières district and, in 1812, he was named to the Court of King's Bench at Montreal. He also served in the local militia, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1812.
He died at Montreal in 1829.
His daughter Marie-Léocadie married her cousin Hugues Heney who served in the legislative assembly.
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| Preceded by Pierre-Amable de Bonne, Tory John Lees, Tory |
MLA, District of Trois-Rivières with John Lees, Tory Ezekiel Hart, Tory 1804–1808 |
Succeeded by Joseph Badeaux, Tory Ezekiel Hart, Tory |
