Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel
Canadian politician
Died when: 81 years 174 days (977 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel, KC (February 4, 1785 – July 28, 1866), was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician.He held a number of public offices and in politics he was a moderate who represented Chambly in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada (1820-1834); and Montmorency in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada (1841-1844 & 1848–1866).
From 1837 to 1841 he sat on the Executive Council of Lower Canada.Condemned by the Patriotes as a vendu in the Lower Canada Rebellion, in 1860 he was elected President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.
In 1859, he was elected President of the Banque du Peuple and his achievements in commerce and finance served to show that a French Canadian could make his fortune in business.
His home, Manoir Souvenir (now a ruin) was one of the early estates of the Golden Square Mile.
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