813:. At first, he had been inclined to support the union of the two Canadas because it would help to create an alliance between the reform groups in the two provinces. He ultimately opposed the union because the Act created equal representation of the two regions in the new Parliament, in spite of Lower Canada's greater population. He campaigned on an anti-union platform. In the first major vote in the Assembly, he was a co-sponsor of a motion condemning the union, which was defeated but attracted the support of all but two of the French-Canadian members. During the rest of the first session of the Parliament, he was also a consistent opponent of the government of Governor General
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728:, which were strongly critical of the British government and the constitutional structure of Lower Canada, pariculalerly the appointed Legislative Council, dominated by the British Canadians. The Resolutions passed the Assembly by a strong majority. The Assembly then sent Morin and Viger, also a member of the Assembly, to London to explain the Resolutions and the political situation to members of the British government. Morin's work in London achieved strong praise from Papineau and the entire Assembly.
709:. However, Morin was able to assist when Duvernay was imprisoned for articles he published in the paper, criticising the appointed Legislative Council. Morin presented a petition to the Assembly calling for Duvernay's release. There was also an episode in Morin's first term where he was accused of corrupt conduct in buying certain tracts of land. Morin resigned his seat and was promptly re-elected in the
860:
Morin threw himself into his work as commissioner, learning about agriculture himself, and improving agricultural education for farmers. He also considered infrastructure issues, such as roads and windmills. He personally acquired land and began to perform experiments with new agricultural methods,
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Morin grew to be a tall man, above average height, but he also developed rheumatism at a young age, which gradually grew worse as the years passed. He also had a diffident, retiring personality which masked his intellectual abilities and in some ways was ill-suited to political life. He had a
702:. He was strongly critical of the British appointed governors and the appointed Legislative Council, and wanted greater access to Crown lands for French-Canadians. He was also opposed to British attempts to swamp the French-Canadians by encouraging English-speaking immigration.
849:. He was re-elected to Parliament, from the vacant Saguenay riding, in November, 1842. Back in Parliament, continued as a member of the French-Canadian group. He supported Baldwin and Lafontaine a year later in the major dispute with the new Governor General, Sir
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as the Clerk of the
Executive Council, which vacated the Saguenay riding. Morin resigned from the court and was appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands and a member of the Executive Council on October 13, 1842, as a member of the 1st ministry Reform ministry of
724:. However, as the political debates over the British government of the province grew more heated, by 1836 he had moved to the radical wing of the party and become a strong supporter of Papineau. He was one of the major drafters of the
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Dugal. He was the eldest of eleven children, of a family that had been in Canada for seven generations. The Morin family was not well-off. The young
Augustin-Norbert owed his classical education to the local parish priest, Abbé
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552:, eventually becoming joint premier of the Province. Retiring from politics due to health concerns, Morin was appointed to the bench. He was one of the commissioners who codified the law of Lower Canada, producing the
594:
Morin did not marry until quite late in life. In 1843, at the age of forty, he married Adèle
Raymond, daughter of merchant Joseph Raymond, and sister of Father Joseph-Sabin Raymond, the superior of the
752:. Morin was one of the major leaders of the Rebellion at Quebec, but was generally considered to be ineffective. When a warrant for his arrest issued, he took refuge in the woods near
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756:. He was arrested in October 1839 and held briefly, but the British authorities did not consider that a charge of high treason was justified. He was released without any charges.
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Morin was called to the bar in 1828, and practised law in
Montreal until 1836, when he transferred his practice to Quebec. By 1830 had become involved with provincial politics.
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Morin was also a hard worker, sitting on seven different committees, and regretfully advised
Duvernay that he would not be able to produce as many articles for
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British government rejected the Ninety-Two Resolutions, responding through resolutions passed by the House of Commons under the guidance of the
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tried to entice Morin to become the clerk of the
Executive Council. Morin declined that offer, and Bagot instead suggested that Morin should be
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658:. Over the next decade, even while developing his legal practice and entering politics, Morin contributed articles on a regular basis to
642:. Within a month he had to stop publication due to lack of subscriptions, but he was able to sell it to a more experienced newspaperman,
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and in
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1118:(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1962; reprinted in paperback 2015), pp. 3–4.
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Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East
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Political Appointments and Elections in the Province of Canada, 1841 to 1860
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The Union of the Canadas — The Growth of Canadian Institutions, 1841–1857
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When Morin first entered Parliament, he was a moderate supporter of the
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became a major newspaper supporting the nationalist policies of the
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List of presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal
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Church of Notre Dame du rosaire, where Morin's funeral took place
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for
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Political Appointments and Elections in the Province of Canada
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Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours
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1066:(Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1980), at pp. 212, 225.
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and he also took part in the commission which drafted a new
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Commission for the Codification of the Law of Lower Canada
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Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal
900:(from October 28, 1851, to September 11, 1854), and with
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of the new Province, Morin was elected unopposed in the
574:, son of Augustin Morin, a farmer, and Marianne Cottin,
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Lower Canada 1791–1840: Social Change and Nationalism
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Lower Canada 1791–1840: Social Change and Nationalism
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Lower Canada 1791–1840: Social Change and Nationalism
744:. Events moved towards a crisis. In November, the
472:: Anti-Unionist; Groupe canadien-français; Reformer
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Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
548:. After the Rebellion, he entered politics in the
1255:Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)
1186:Alignment of Political Groups in Canada, 1841–1867
713:, ending the criticism. He was re-elected to the
1105:(Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1967), pp. 1–5.
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1158:Alignment of Political Groups in Canada, 1841–67
1116:Alignment of Political Groups in Canada, 1841–67
62:1851 – 1855 (two elections: 1851, 1854)
1146:(Quebec: St. Michel and Darveau, 1860), p. 44.
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522:(October 13, 1803 – July 27, 1865) was a
802:retained a strong position in the government.
605:Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
292:Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
184:Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
678:In 1830, at age 27, Morin was elected to the
526:journalist, lawyer, politician, and rebel in
155:October 13, 1842 – December 11, 1843
242:1830 – 1838 (two elections and one
669:Lower Canada: Parliament and the Rebellion
591:talent for hard work throughout his life.
558:which stayed in force for over a century.
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1215:Judges in Canada East, Province of Canada
1174:, p. 12, 44, note (26), p. 45, note (44).
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805:In the general elections in 1841 for the
534:in the 1830s, as a leading member of the
391:February 4, 1859 – July 27, 1865
16:Lower Canada lawyer, politician and judge
960:1st Parliament of the Province of Canada
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225:Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
877:all were begun under his auspices.
754:Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud
632:, Morin founded his own newspaper,
540:. Although he participated in the
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351:1842 – 1844 (by-election)
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950:He died at Sainte-Adèle in 1865.
893:along with his counterparts from
873:(from the name of his wife), and
1260:Petit Séminaire de Québec alumni
1012:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
654:, which came to be known as the
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284:None; constitution suspended
611:Legal studies and journalism
599:. Another of her brothers,
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7:
1050:National Assembly of Quebec
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830:Commissioner of Crown Lands
568:Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
428:Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
143:Commissioner of Crown Lands
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1092:, at pp. 290–291, 314–315.
843:Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
748:broke out, with a similar
566:Morin was born in 1803 in
555:Civil Code of Lower Canada
124:Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine
1008:"Morin, Augustin-Norbert"
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750:rebellion in Upper Canada
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700:Édouard-Étienne Rodier
696:Charles-Ovide Perrault
542:Lower Canada Rebellion
520:Augustin-Norbert Morin
25:Augustin-Norbert Morin
937:Morin-Heights, Quebec
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914:Quebec Superior Court
732:Role in the Rebellion
692:Louis-Joseph Papineau
603:, was elected to the
587:, beginning in 1815.
562:Early life and family
393:Serving with
248:Serving with
136:Étienne-Paschal Taché
64:Serving with
44:Joint Premier of the
945:Sainte-Adèle, Quebec
811:Nicolet constituency
792:Legislative Assembly
617:Denis-Benjamin Viger
270:Nicolas Boissonnault
250:Nicolas Boissonnault
1062:Fernand Ouellette,
1006:Jean-Marc Paradis,
902:Allan Napier MacNab
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319:None; new position
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834:riding of Saguenay
788:Province of Canada
784:British Parliament
760:Province of Canada
738:Colonial Secretary
674:Role in Parliament
550:Province of Canada
470:Province of Canada
452:Province of Canada
395:René-Édouard Caron
331:Louis-Michel Viger
109:Edmund Walker Head
46:Province of Canada
1114:Paul G. Cornell,
1101:J.M.S. Careless,
941:Val-Morin, Quebec
920:for Canada East.
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742:Lord John Russell
686:, sitting in the
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1088:Ouellette,
1075:Ouellette,
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891:Canada East
770:Lord Durham
711:by-election
684:Bellechasse
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314:Preceded by
258:Preceded by
244:by-election
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71:(1851–1854)
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1199:Categories
971:References
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