François Lévesque

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For his son, an MLA for Lower Canada, see François Lévesque (lawyer).

François Lévesque (June 29, 1732 – January 15, 1787) was a French-born merchant and political figure in Quebec. He served as a member of the Legislative and Executive Councils.

He was probably born in Rouen, of Huguenot descent, the son of François Lévesque and Marie Pouchet. Sometime before 1756, he joined his cousins François Havy and Jean Lefebvre who were operating as merchants in Quebec City. Both of his cousins left during the Seven Years War. Lévesque established a prosperous business in the wheat trade. In 1769, he married Catherine Trottier Desauniers Beaubien. In the same year, he became a justice of the peace. In 1772, he became a member of the Council and, in 1775, a member of the Legislative Council for the Province of Quebec. Lévesque died in Quebec City at the age of 54.

References

Gervais, Jean-Francis (1979). "François Lévesque". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

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Date of birth	June 29, 1732
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