Hubert-Charron Cabana
Hubert-Charron Cabana | |
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| Born | 14 June 1838 Verchères, Lower Canada |
| Died | 9 June 1901 (aged 62) Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, journalist, politician, and office holder |
Hubert-Charron Cabana (14 June 1838 – 9 June 1901) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, politician, and office holder.
Born in Verchères, Lower Canada, Cabana was important to the history of Canada and particularly to the French-speaking population of the Eastern Townships. He had a significant legal career in Sherbrooke as one of its first French Canadian lawyers. He founded the first French-language newspaper in that city and became its first francophone mayor.
References
- Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean, eds. (1994). "Hubert-Charron Cabana". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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