Charles Champagne (MLA for Deux-Montagnes)

Charles Laplante dit Champagne (October 16, 1838 – December 22, 1907) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Deux-Montagnes in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1882 as a Conservative. His name also appears as Charles Champagne.

For the Quebec lawyer and MLA for Hochelaga, see Charles Champagne (MLA for Hochelaga).
Charles Laplante dit Champagne
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Deux-Montagnes
In office
1876–1882
Preceded byGédéon Ouimet
Succeeded byBenjamin Beauchamp
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Mille-Isles
In office
1883–1888
Preceded byAlexandre Lacoste
Succeeded byDavid Marsil
Personal details
Born(1838-10-16)October 16, 1838
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
DiedDecember 22, 1907(1907-12-22) (aged 69)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyConservative
ChildrenLouis Napoléon Champagne

He was born in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada, the son of Charles Laplante dit Champagne and Christine Andrave. He was educated at the Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville and worked on the family farm, going on to study law with Gédéon Ouimet and Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau. In 1860, he married Aglaé Éthier. He was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1865. Champagne was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1876 by-election held after Gédéon Ouimet resigned his seat. He resigned his seat in 1882 and ran unsuccessfully for reelection later that year. Champagne was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Mille-Isles division in 1883 and served until 1888, when he was named a magistrate for Montreal district. In 1887, he was named Queen's Counsel. He was named a judge for the circuit court in Montreal district in 1893. Champagne died in Montreal at the age of 69 and was buried in Saint-Eustache.

His son Louis-Napoléon served in the Canadian House of Commons. His cousin Hector Champagne also served in the Quebec assembly and as a legislative councillor.

His daughter Eugénie married Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier.[1]

  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

References
  1. Normandin, AL Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1934
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