Louis-Joseph Papineau
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Louis-Joseph Papineau, born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He led the reformist Patriote movement, organized boycotts against Br
The young Louis-Joseph, 10 years old
Louis-Joseph Papineau, 1840
Portrait of Louis-Joseph Papineau, by Théophile Hamel.
Denis-Benjamin Viger
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Denis-Benjamin Viger was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, and newspaper publisher in Lower Canada, who served as joint premier of the Province of Canada for over two years. A leader in the Patriote
Denis-Benjamin Viger by Théophile Hamel
Maison Dénis-Benjamin Viger, 376, rue Cherrier, Île Bizard, Montreal
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, meeting in the Bishop's Chapel, Quebec
Viger's cousin, Louis-Joseph Papineau, who became leader of the Parti canadien