About Valère Guillet
Lived 1796 – 1881 (aged 84). Valère Guillet was a Canadian politician.
Valère Guillet (1796 – February 26, 1881) was a notary and political figure in colonial Quebec. He represented Saint-Maurice in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1836 as a supporter of the Parti patriote.
He was born in Batiscan, Lower Canada, the son of Jean-Baptiste Guillet and Marguerite Langlois. He was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet, studied law with his brother Louis and was admitted to practice as a notary in 1825. Guillet practiced in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Yamachiche and Trois-Rivières. He supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions. Guillet was coroner for Trois-Rivières district from 1836 to 1878. From 1847 to 1862, he was secretary for the Chambre des notaires for Trois-Rivières and Saint-François districts; Guillet was president from 1862 to 1868. He died at Trois-Rivières at the age of 84.
His sister Marie married Alexis Rivard, another member of the legislative assembly.
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Who was Valère Guillet?
Canadian politician
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Valère Guillet was born on 5 July 1796 in Batiscan.
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Valère Guillet died on 26 February 1881 in Trois-Rivières.
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Valère Guillet was a politician.
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Valère Guillet was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Valère Guillet. https://biography.guide/valere-guillet/
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