Attorney General for Canada East
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The Attorney General for Canada East was the chief legal officer and a key political figure in the government of the Province of Canada representing the eastern, largely French-speaking region before Confederation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government legal office
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Canada East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern section of the Province of Canada ⓘ largely French-speaking population of Canada East ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor General of the Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedOnOrBefore | 1867 ⓘ |
| endCause | Canadian Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
civil law in Canada East
ⓘ
criminal law in Canada East ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
advising the government of the Province of Canada on legal matters
ⓘ
drafting of legislation for Canada East ⓘ representation of the Crown in legal matters in Canada East ⓘ supervision of public prosecutions in Canada East ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English criminal law in Canada East
ⓘ
civil law tradition in Canada East ⓘ |
| location |
Canada East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Antoine Polette
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antoine-Aimé Dorion NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Short NERFINISHED ⓘ François-Xavier Lemieux NERFINISHED ⓘ George Okill Stuart Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ George-Étienne Cartier NERFINISHED ⓘ George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ Hector-Louis Langevin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Charles Chapais NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Thomas Drummond NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, 1st Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Victor Sicotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Cushing Aylwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeRank |
key political figure in the Province of Canada government
ⓘ
senior ministerial position ⓘ |
| officeType |
cabinet minister
ⓘ
chief legal officer ⓘ law officer of the Crown ⓘ |
| partOf |
Executive Council of the Province of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
government of the Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldByHeadOf | Crown law officers in Canada East ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Attorney General of Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minister of Justice (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Executive Council of the Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceOfOfficeHolder |
often Montreal
ⓘ
often Quebec City ⓘ |
| startTime | 1841 ⓘ |
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