Joseph Viger
Deceased Person
1739 – 1803
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Who was Joseph Viger?
Joseph Viger was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.
He was born Joseph-René Viger in Montreal in 1739, the son of Jacques Viger, a shoemaker. He became a lumber merchant at Rivière-des-Prairies near Montreal and then at L'Assomption. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Leinster County in 1796.
Viger died at Saint-Sulpice in 1803.
His brothers, Denis and Jacques, also served in the legislative assembly. His nephew, Jacques Viger, later became the first mayor of Montreal.
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