Attorney General for Canada East

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The Attorney General for Canada East was the chief legal officer and a key political figure in the government of the Province of Canada representing the eastern, largely French-speaking region before Confederation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government legal office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Canada East
eastern section of the Province of Canada
largely French-speaking population of Canada East
appointedBy Governor General of the Province of Canada
country Province of Canada
dissolvedOnOrBefore 1867
endCause Canadian Confederation
hasJurisdiction civil law in Canada East
criminal law in Canada East
hasResponsibility advising the government of the Province of Canada on legal matters
drafting of legislation for Canada East
representation of the Crown in legal matters in Canada East
supervision of public prosecutions in Canada East
legalSystem English criminal law in Canada East
civil law tradition in Canada East
location Canada East
Province of Canada
officeHeldBy Antoine Polette
Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Edward Short
François-Xavier Lemieux
George Okill Stuart Jr.
George-Étienne Cartier
George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet
Hector-Louis Langevin
Jean-Charles Chapais
Lewis Thomas Drummond
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, 1st Baronet
Louis-Victor Sicotte
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Thomas Cushing Aylwin
officeRank key political figure in the Province of Canada government
senior ministerial position
officeType cabinet minister
chief legal officer
law officer of the Crown
partOf Executive Council of the Province of Canada
government of the Province of Canada
positionHeldByHeadOf Crown law officers in Canada East
replacedBy Attorney General of Quebec
Minister of Justice (Canada)
reportsTo Executive Council of the Province of Canada
residenceOfOfficeHolder often Montreal
often Quebec City
startTime 1841

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George-Étienne Cartier positionHeld Attorney General for Canada East
Antoine-Aimé Dorion positionHeld Attorney General for Canada East
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine positionHeld Attorney General for Canada East
subject linked to: Louis‑Hippolyte Lafontaine
John A. Macdonald positionHeld Attorney General of the Province of Canada
subject linked to: John
linked to: Attorney General for Canada East
George-Étienne Cartier positionHeld Attorney General of Canada East
subject linked to: George-Étienne
linked to: Attorney General for Canada East
Robert Sympson Jameson positionHeld Attorney General of Upper Canada
linked to: Attorney General for Canada East