
Étienne Parent
'Étienne Parent' (born
May 2,
1801 in
Beauport,
Lower Canada; died
December 22,
1874 in
Ottawa) was a
Canadian journalist and government official.
He was editor of the newspaper ''
Le Canadien'' and, as such, supported
French Canadian journalism and writing. He was a close friend and supporter of
Lord Gosford.
For his eventual attacks on the government, he was briefly imprisoned, even though he did not actively join the
Rebellion of 1837. After the
Act of Union of 1840, he became a member of the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
External links
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Biography
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Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''