Antoine-Aimé Dorion

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Antoine-Aimé Dorion was a 19th-century Canadian lawyer, politician, and prominent reformist leader in Lower Canada who opposed Confederation and championed liberal and democratic ideals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
lawyer
politician
reformist leader
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1818-01-17
dateOfDeath 1891-05-31
ethnicGroup French Canadian
familyName Dorion
fieldOfWork law
politics
fullName Antoine-Aimé Dorion
givenName Antoine-Aimé
hasGender male
ideology democratic reformism
liberalism
jurisdiction Canada East
Province of Canada
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
language French
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada
Parti rouge
nativeLanguage French
notableFor advocacy of liberal and democratic reforms
leadership of the Parti rouge
opposition to Canadian Confederation
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
opposed Canadian Confederation of 1867
parliamentaryGroup Liberal Party of Canada
placeOfBirth Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Lower Canada
placeOfDeath Montreal, Quebec, Canada
positionHeld Attorney General for Canada East
Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Quebec
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
co-Premier of the Province of Canada
region Canada East
Lower Canada
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
sibling Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion
spouse Ellen Ryan
supported civil liberties
parliamentary democracy
responsible government

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Parti rouge notableMember Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Antoine-Aimé Dorion fullName Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Premier of Canada West officeHeldBy Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Premier of Canada West officeHeldBy Antoine-Aimé Dorion (Clear Grit government)
linked to: Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Attorney General for Canada East officeHeldBy Antoine-Aimé Dorion