Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière
Alain Chartier de Lotbinière | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for York | |
| In office 1792–1794 | |
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada | |
| In office 1794–1796 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada | |
| In office 1796–1797 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1748 Quebec City, New France |
| Died | 1 January 1822 (aged 73) Montreal, Lower Canada |
| Nationality | French Canadian |
| Occupation | Seigneur |
Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl østaʃ ɡaspaʁ alɛ̃ ʃaʁtje də lɔtbinjɛʁ]; August 31, 1748 – January 1, 1822), 2nd Marquis de Lotbinière, though to keep political favour with the British he never used the title. He was seigneur of Vaudreuil, Lotbinière and Rigaud. He was the Speaker of the House of Commons in Lower Canada who saw to it that the French language was recognised as equal to English in the Quebec Parliament, where a painting of him giving the speech still hangs above the Speaker's chair.