Étienne Parent
Canadian journalist (1802-1874) · Canada · On the map · Journalists · Died at 72
Étienne Parent was a Canadian journalist, politician and government official. A French-Canadian nationalist, he wrote extensively on political theory and governance during the 1820s and 1830s in various newspapers, particularly Le Canadien, of which he was editor.
Étienne Parent is read about 5 times a day, in 4 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026
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Augustin-Norbert Morin: Parent's classmate, political colleague, and eventual opponent in the Lower Canada Rebellion
Louis-Joseph Papineau, leader of the Parti patriote, Parent's political colleague and eventual opponent during the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lord John Russell, the British Home Secretary who rejected the Ninety-Two Resolutions
Governor General Colborne, who had Parent arrested
French translation of the Durham Report
Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine, who was influenced by Parent's advocacy for responsible governmentAwards
About this person
He was attracted to theories of constitutional governance based on the British constitution, and opposed annexation to the United States. Born to farming parents, he spent most of his adult life in the French-Canadian political and social elites.
