Denis-Benjamin Viger
Lower Canadian politician (1774-1861) · Canada · On the map · Politicians · Died at 86
Denis-Benjamin Viger was a 19th-century politician, lawyer, and newspaper publisher in Lower Canada, who served as joint premier of the Province of Canada for over two years.
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![Maison Dénis-Benjamin Viger, 376, rue Cherrier, Île Bizard, Montreal[7]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/WTMTL_T25_P1019710.JPG/1280px-WTMTL_T25_P1019710.JPG)
Maison Dénis-Benjamin Viger, 376, rue Cherrier, Île Bizard, Montreal[7]
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, meeting in the Bishop's Chapel, Quebec
Viger's cousin, Louis-Joseph Papineau, who became leader of the Parti canadien
Earl of Dalhousie, Governor General of British North America, 1820-1828, the target of the Parti canadien in the debate over control of public finances
Assembly of the Six Counties, October 23, 1837
Henri Julien's drawing of an armed Patriote in the 1837 Rebellion
Denis-Benjamin Viger in later lifeAbout this person
A leader in the Patriote movement, he was a strong French-Canadian nationalist, but a social conservative in terms of the seigneurial system and the position of the Catholic church in Lower Canada.
Country
Canada
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1774 to 1861 · aged 86
