Researching Charles Champagne
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16 people with the Champagne surname? In that year Champagne was ranked number 3563 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Champagne on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Champagne and the Champagne Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 26 people with the Champagne surname in the UK? Champagne is now ranked number 4017 for popularity in the UK. |
Champagne Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Champagne surname in the USA? Champagne is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Charles Champagne
Charles Champagne (MLA for Deux-Montagnes)
Charles Laplante dit Champagne (October 16, 1838 – December 22, 1907) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Deux-Montagnes in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1876 to 1882 as a Conservative. His name also appears as Charles Champagne.
He was born in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada, the son of Charles Laplante dit Champagne and Christine Andrave. He was educated at the Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville and worked on the family farm, going on to study law with Gédéon Ouimet and Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau. In 1860, he married Aglaé Éthier. He was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1865. Champagne was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1876 by-election held after Gédéon Ouimet resigned his seat. He resigned his seat in 1882 and ran unsuccessfully for reelection later that year. Champagne was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Mille-Isles division in 1883 and served until 1888, when he was named a magistrate for Montreal district. In 1887, he was named Queen's Counsel. He was named a judge for the circuit court in Montreal district in 1893. Champagne died in Montreal at the age of 69 and was buried in Saint-Eustache.
His son Louis-Napoléon served in the Canadian House of Commons. His cousin Hector Champagne also served in the Quebec assembly and as a legislative councillor.
His daughter Eugénie married Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier.
Source: Charles Champagne (MLA for Deux-Montagnes), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaCharles Champagne (MLA for Hochelaga)
Charles Champagne (July 25, 1849 – September 21, 1925) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Hochelaga in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1890 as a Liberal. His name also appears as Charles Laplante dit Champagne.
He was born in Saint-Augustin, Canada East, the son of Charles Laplante dit Champagne and Marie Brien dit Desrochers. He was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Thérèse and the Collège de Terrebonne. For a time, Champagne served as the personal secretary for Louis Riel. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1873 and set up practice in Sainte-Scholastique. Champagne was married twice: to Mary Jessey Fletcher in 1873 and to Mary Louisa Fletcher, his first wife's sister, in 1883.
Champagne was an unsuccessful candidate for the Hochelaga electoral district in 1886, losing to Joseph-Octave Villeneuve, but was elected in an 1888 by-election held after Villeneuve's election was appealed. He was defeated by Villeneuve when he ran for reelection in 1890. Champagne was registrar for Montréal-Est from 1890 to 1922. He served on the town council for Rigaud from 1899 to 1906 and from 1910 to 1913 and was mayor in 1913. Champagne died in Montreal at the age of 76 and was buried at Rigaud.
Source: Charles Champagne (MLA for Hochelaga), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Champagne
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