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[Bookplate for J. J. Girouard]
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| Title | [Bookplate for J. J. Girouard] |
| Date Created | [between 1840 and 1855?] |
| Sort Date | 1855 |
| Description | Black ink on grey paper. An ornate border composed of curlicues houses the name and number of the bookplate. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : relief printing ; 5.5 x 4 cm |
| Subject | Private libraries |
| Subject - Geographic | Montréal (Québec) |
| Personal Names | Girouard, J. J. |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | English
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| Notes | Girouard was born in Quebec city in 1794. He began his professional life as a notary in 1816, after serving as a volunteer in the War of 1812. By the 1830s, he was an elected official in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and was aligned with Louis-Joseph Papineau and the Patriote movement, which sought to reclaim Quebec from what they saw as a British domination over Lower Canada. The movement was inspired by the ideas of classical liberalism and the American Revolution. He was re-elected to the assembly in 1834, which led to his active participation in the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837-38. The extent of his participation was well chronicled in the news. For example, in an 1838 news article from the Chronicle and Gazette, Girouard is listed as one of twenty-two people who were arrested in connection with a murder of two Loyalist farmers. The murder happened in the town of Laprairie, now an off-island suburb of Montreal. The article dates from November 7th, and the Rebellion of 1837-38 ended on November 10th. Upon his release within a year, he did not participate in any further political movements or uprisings. In the mid-1850s he established the Hospice Youville with his second wife in Montreal. He died in 1855.
References:
1) Digital Kingston Historic Newspapers Oct. 5, 1842. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2016, from http://www.digitalkingston.ca/historic-newspapers/newspapers-index/chronicle-and-gazette/card/girouard-j-j-0
2) Digital Kingston Historic Newspapers Nov. 7, 1838. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2016, from http://www.digitalkingston.ca/historic-newspapers/newspapers-index/chronicle-and-gazette/card/girouard-j-j
3) "Biography – GIROUARD, JEAN-JOSEPH – Volume VIII (1851-1860) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography." Biography – GIROUARD, JEAN-JOSEPH – Volume VIII (1851-1860) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Web. 18 Mar. 2016. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/girouard_jean_joseph_8E.html |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P G576c |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_G576c |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN P G576c |
| Date Available | 2016-03-01 |
| Publisher - Digital | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca |
| Transcript | J. J. Girouard. No. |
| DOI | 1.0339863 |
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