Sir Auguste-Réal Angers | |
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| Senator forDe la Vallière, Quebec | |
| In office 16 December 1892 – 10 June 1896 | |
| Nominated by | John Sparrow David Thompson |
| Preceded by | Anselme-Homère Pâquet |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Thibaudeau |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
| In office 29 October 1887 – 4 December 1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governors General | The Marquess of Lansdowne The Lord Stanley of Preston |
| Premier | Honoré Mercier Charles Boucher de Boucherville |
| Preceded by | Louis-Rodrigue Masson |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau |
| Member of theCanadian Parliament forMontmorency | |
| In office 14 February 1880 – 12 November 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Vincent Valin |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Vincent Valin |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of Quebec forMontmorency | |
| In office 11 February 1874 – 14 February 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon |
| Succeeded by | Charles Langelier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1837-10-04)4 October 1837 |
| Died | 14 April 1919(1919-04-14) (aged 81) Westmount, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Party | Provincial:Conservative Federal:Conservative |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 daughter and 2 sons |
| Residence | Quebec City |
| Alma mater | Université Laval |
| Occupation | lawyer, judge |
| Profession | politician |
| Cabinet | Provincial: Attorney General (1876–1878) Solicitor General (1874–1876) Federal: Minister of Agriculture (1892–1895) President of the Privy Council (1896) |
Sir Auguste-Réal AngersPC (4 October 1837 – 14 April 1919) was aCanadianjudge andparliamentarian, holding seats both as amember of theHouse of Commons of Canada, and as aSenator. He was born in 1837 probably inQuebec City and died inWestmount, Quebec, in 1919.
He served in thecabinets of SirJohn Sparrow David Thompson and SirMackenzie Bowell asMinister of Agriculture and asPresident of the Privy Council under SirCharles Tupper. He also served as a Member of theLegislative Assembly of Quebec after being elected inMontmorency in 1874 as aConservative.
He was knighted in the1913 New Year Honours.[1]
After his death in 1919, he was entombed at theNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[2]
There is an element of mystery around Auguste's birth. Historians generally agree he was born on 4 October 1837 but no substantial birth certificate has ever been found. The 1901 census lists his birth as 4 October.
Angers studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet between 1849 and 1856. He eventually went on to study law at the Université de Laval. He then went on to join a prospering law firm in Quebec City. After building a strong background for politics, he went on to easily won a provincial by-election in Montmorency for the Conservatives.
After being re-elected to his seat in Montmorency, in 1875 he was appointed as Government leader in the Legislative Assembly and Attorney General in 1876. Since the Premier of Quebec at the timeCharles Boucher de Boucherville was sitting in the Legislative Council, the appointed Upper Chamber of the Province, Angers acted as the voice to the government in the Legislative Assembly helping pass key legislation. He continued to act in this role for multiple years.
In 1879, Angers lost his seat by 14 votes in a general election. Afterwards, he ran for Federal Parliament in a by-election winning the Montmorency seat. Shortly afterwards he was appointed as puisne judge of the Superior Court for Montmagny district.
He settled down in a town on the St. Lawrence River.
In 1887 Angers accepted an appointment making him Lieutenant Governor of the province of Quebec.
In December 1892 he accepted an appointment as a Senator and was given an agriculture portfolio inJohn Sparrow David Thompson's Ministry. He continued in this capacity until 1895 where he resigned and briefly took up the post of President of the Privy Council before retiring from politics.
In 1895, Angers was offered an appointment to theSupreme Court of Canada, but he declined the offer.[3]
Angers moved to Montreal where he returned to practicing law and in 1911 he was appointed as legal counsel to the Montreal Harbour Commission.
There are Auguste-Réal Angersfonds atLibrary and Archives Canada[4] andBibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.[5]
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