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Sir Charles Fitzpatrick P.C., G.C.M.G.

Sir Charles Fitzpatrick P.C., G.C.M.G.

Born: 1851
Died: 1942
Age: 91 Years
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People Buried Here
John Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 25 Jul 1963
Mary Connolley Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 5 Sep 1901
Arthur Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
18 Jun 1884 - 28 Sep 1938
Mary Ann Dawson
Buried Here
16 Jan 1832 - 29 Sep 1913
Patrick J Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 20 May 1882
Anastasia Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 9 Jul 1887
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 7 Jun 1884
John Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 14 Jan 1916
Charles Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 20 Dec 1918
Eugenie Racette Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - Not Available
Corinne Caron
Buried Here
1849 - 1950
Description

(Vérifier au cimetière)

(Avant)

Sacred to the memory

of

the Rt Honorable

Sir Charles Fitzpatrick P.C.G.C.M.G.

1851 - 1942

and to this beloved wife

Corinne Caron

1849 - 1950

to ours parents

brothers & sisiters

John Fitzpatrick

died 25th july 1863

aged 40 years

his wife

Mary Connoley

died 5th sept 1901

aged 81 years

May the souls of the faithful departed

through the mercy of God rest in peace

(doite)

Sacred

to the memory of

Arthur Fitzpatrick

Born june 16th 1884

died september 28th 1938

husband of

Blanche Preston Blaikie

1893 - 1981

(Arrière)

In memory of

our faithful nursee

Mary Ann Dawson

Born jan 16th 1832

Died Sept 29th 1912

(Gauche)

Patrick Fitzpatrick

died 20th May 1882

aged 34 years

Madame St-John Evangelist

Anastasia Fitzpatrick

died 9th July 1887

aged 32 years

Joseph Fitzpatrick

died 7th June 1884

aged 23 years

John

died Jany 14th 1916

aged 69 years

on dec 20Th 1918 Charles son of

John Fitzpatrick

Beloved husband of Eugenie Racette

aged 46 years

Pray for them

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Relationships

John Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 25 Jul 1963
Mary Connolley Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 5 Sep 1901
Arthur Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
18 Jun 1884 - 28 Sep 1938
Mary Ann Dawson
Buried Here
16 Jan 1832 - 29 Sep 1913
Patrick J Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 20 May 1882
Anastasia Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 9 Jul 1887
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 7 Jun 1884
John Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 14 Jan 1916
Charles Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - 20 Dec 1918
Eugenie Racette Fitzpatrick
Buried Here
Not Available - Not Available
Corinne Caron
Buried Here
1849 - 1950

Life Story

Sir Charles Fitzpatrick (December 19, 1851 – June 17, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Canada. He was born in Quebec City, Canada East, to John Fitzpatrick and Mary Connolly.

He studied at Laval University, earning his B.A. degree (1873) and LL.B degree (1876), earning the Dufferin Silver Medal. Called to the bar of Quebec in 1876, he established his practice in Quebec City and later founded the law firm of Fitzpatrick & Taschereau.

In 1885, he acted as chief counsel to Louis Riel who was on trial for leading the North-West Rebellion. Riel was found guilty and sentenced to death.

Fitzpatrick entered politics in 1890, winning election to the Quebec Legislative Assembly in Québec-Comté electoral district. He was re-elected in 1892, but resigned in June 1896 to enter federal politics.

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in Quebec County electoral district in the 1896 federal election as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP). He served as Solicitor General of Canada from 1896 to 1902, and as Minister of Justice from 1902 until 1906.

He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada as Chief Justice. He served in that position until 1918 when he was appointed the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. During his period as Lieutenant Governor, his nephew acted as Premier of Quebec, Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.

He is the only Chief Justice other than Sir William Buell Richards to have served in that position without having first been a Puisne Justice on the court (Richards was Chief Justice at the court's creation in 1875), and the only Chief Justice to have been appointed without any prior judicial experience.

In 1905, he took part, as the federal government representative, in the negotiations that led to the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. He was knighted in 1907.

May 20, 1879, Fitzpatrick married Marie-Elmire-Corinne Caron, daughter of René-Édouard Caron, 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, and his wife Marie-Joséphine De Blois.

Chief Justice Fitzpatrick died on June 17, 1942, aged 90 years and 6 months; he is interred in Sillery, at Saint-Michel Cemetery (cimetière Saint-Michel de Sillery).

"Charles Fitzpatrick" Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 July 2004. Web. 10 Aug.2004., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fitzpatrick
BillionGraves.com record for Sir Charles Fitzpatrick P.C., G.C.M.G. (1851 - 1942), BillionGraves Record Cimetière Saint-Michel de Sillery, Quebec City, Québec (Agglomération), Quebec, Canada, North America