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Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché, who presided at the Québec Conference

Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (J.-I. Benoît, Library and Archives Canada).
Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (J.-I. Benoît, Library and Archives Canada). Étienne-Paschal Taché · Jules-Isaïe Benoît · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Étienne-Paschal Taché of Montmagny, a physician and soldier who fought at Châteauguay and Plattsburgh in the War of 1812, sat in the legislature and Legislative Council of the Province of Canada. In 1864 he headed the Taché–Macdonald coalition, presided at the Québec Conference and sponsored the Québec Resolutions in the Legislative Council.

Scope & context

Taché as described in his designation (see CA-K152).

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Sir Étienne Paschal Taché National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text