Étienne-Paschal Taché
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Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché was a Canadian medical doctor, politician, and Father of Confederation. His family had a long history in New France, but suffered serious financial reverses due to the Seven Years' War and the siege of Quebec.
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The town of Quebec in 1759
Battle of the Châteauguay, 1813
Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-Québec, where Taché married Sophie Baucher dit Morency in 1820
The Taché family house in Montmagny, now a National Historic Site
Dr Taché in middle age
Taché was the presiding officer at the Quebec Conference of 1864 (second to the right of Macdonald, standing before the window)Awards 2
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About this person
Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché was a Canadian medical doctor, politician, and Father of Confederation. His family had a long history in New France, but suffered serious financial reverses due to the Seven Years' War and the siege of Quebec. He was considered a self-made man, who became a physician, a militia soldier, and a politician. He served twice as joint premier of the Province of Canada.
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