Napoléon Charbonneau

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Napoléon Charbonneau (February 12, 1853 – August 31, 1916) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.

Napoléon Charbonneau
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Jacques Cartier
In office 1895–1896
Preceded by	Désiré Girouard
Succeeded by	Frederick Debartzch Monk
Personal details
Born	(1853-02-12)February 12, 1853 Côte-des-Neiges, Canada East
Died	August 31, 1916(1916-08-31) (aged 63)
Political party	Liberal

Born in Côte-des-Neiges, Canada East, the son of Augustin Charbonneau and Julienne Dufort, Charbonneau studied law in the office of Trudel and Taillon and was admitted to the bar in January 1879. He practiced civil and commercial law in Montreal and was in partnership for several years with Hormisdas Pelletier. He first ran as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Jacques Cartier in the 1887 election but was defeated. He was elected in an 1895 by-election sitting about seven months and did not run in the 1896 election. In 1903 he was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec.

By-election on 30 November 1895
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Napoléon Charbonneau	acclaimed

References

• Napoléon Charbonneau – Parliament of Canada biography
• "A history of Quebec, its resources and people, vol. 2". Internet Archive. 14 April 2024.