Louis Edmond Panneton

LouisEdmond Panneton was a lawyer, judge, educator and political figure in Quebec. He represented Sherbrooke in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1900 as a Conservative.

He was born in TroisRivires, Canada East, the son of Andr Panneton and Marie Blondin, and was educated at the Sminaire de TroisRivires. Panneton was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1870 and set up practice in Sherbrooke. In 1886, he married Corinne, the daughter of LouisTrffl Dorais. He was mayor of Sherbrooke in 1888. In 1899, Panneton was named Queens Counsel. He was defeated in 1900 when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly and returned to his law practice. Panneton also taught law at Bishops College. In 1912, he was named to the Quebec Superior Court for Montreal district. He was btonnier for SaintFranois district in 1886, 1889, 1896, 1898, 1905 and 1907 and btonnier for Quebec in 1907 and 1908. He was owner and editor of the journal le Peuple. He also served as president for the SaintJeanBaptiste Society at Sherbrooke. Panneton died in Montreal at the age of 86 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

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