Fran%C3%A7ois Xavier Archambault


FranoisXavier Archambault was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Vaudreuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1882 to 1884 as a Conservative.

He was born in SaintVincentdePaul on le Jsus in Canada East, the son of JeanBaptiste Archambault and MarieLouise Auclair. Archambault was educated at the Collge de SainteThrse and in Montreal. He was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1863 and entered practice with his brother Cyrille. He served as crown attorney and acting solicitor general at Montreal. In 1864, he married MarieLouiseOctavie SaintLouis. Archambault was named Queens Counsel in 1878. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1878 and 1882. Archambault was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1882 byelection held after the election of mery Lalonde was overturned. His election was declared invalid by the Quebec Superior Court in 1884. Archambault was mayor of Dorion in 1891 and 1892. He died in Montreal at the age of 51 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

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