Thomas Chase-Casgrain

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Thomas Chase-Casgrain

Thomas Chase-Casgrain , PC , QC (born July 28, 1852 in Detroit , Michigan , † December 29, 1916 in Ottawa , Ontario , also known as Thomas Casgrain ) was a Canadian politician and professor of law. He became known nationwide as a prosecutor in the treason trial against Louis Riel , the leader of the Northwest Rebellion . From 1914 until his death he was Minister of Post.

biography

Chase-Casgrain comes from a political dynasty; his father and a cousin were senators , and two uncles were members of the House of Commons . He initially studied medicine at the Université de Laval , but switched to law after a year. In 1877 he was admitted to the bar, and two years later he was professor. In 1885, the federal government appointed him public prosecutor with the task of preparing the high treason trial against Louis Riel . Chase-Casgrain was the only Francophone member of the prosecution, which is why the Liberals in his home province of Québec called him a traitor. During several demonstrations, dolls that were modeled on him were burned.

Despite the hostility, he was elected to the Québec Parliament in 1886 , to which he was a member until 1890. After the fall of Honoré Mercier's Liberal Provincial Government, he was re-elected in 1892 and appointed Attorney General in the Conservative cabinet of Charles Boucher de Boucherville . He held this office until 1896. In the same year the election to the lower house followed . In 1904 he lost the elections and temporarily withdrew from politics. After winning a by-election in November 1914, he moved back into the House of Commons and became post office minister in Robert Borden's cabinet. A little over two years later, he died of pneumonia.

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SURNAME Chase-Casgrain, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Casgrain, Thomas (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician and professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1916
Place of death Ottawa , Ontario