The Honourable
Sir Louis-Amable Jetté
KCMG
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montreal East
In office
October 12, 1872 – September 17, 1878
Preceded byGeorge-Étienne Cartier
Succeeded byCharles-Joseph Coursol
8th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office
January 20, 1898 – September 15, 1908
MonarchsVictoria
Edward VII
Governors GeneralThe Earl of Aberdeen
The Earl of Minto
The Earl Grey
PremierFélix-Gabriel Marchand
Simon-Napoléon Parent
Lomer Gouin
Preceded byJoseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Succeeded byCharles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
Personal details
Born(1836-01-15)15 January 1836
L’Assomption, Lower Canada
Died5 May 1920(1920-05-05) (aged 84)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Berthilde Laflamme
​
(m. 1862)​
Children7
ResidenceMontreal
Alma materCollège Sainte-Marie de Montréal
Occupationlawyer, editor, judge, professor
Professionpolitician

Sir Louis-Amable Jetté, KCMG (French pronunciation: [lwi amabl ʒɛte]; 15 January 1836 – 5 May 1920) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, and professor who served as lieutenant governor of Quebec and chief justice of the Court of King's Bench.

Biography

He was born in L'Assomption, Lower Canada (now Quebec) on January 15, 1836, son of Amable Jette and Caroline Goffreau.[1] After receiving a classical education at the Collège de L’Assomption, he studied law at the Collège Sainte-Marie, before being called to the bar in 1857. He then practiced law in Montreal, notably participating in the Guibord case.

A Liberal, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Montreal East in 1872, defeating Sir George-Étienne Cartier. He was re-elected in 1874. In 1878, he left politics and became a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec; the same year, he joined the law faculty of the newly-established Université Laval in Montreal (later the Université de Montréal).

From 1898 to 1908 he was the lieutenant governor of Quebec. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) during the visit to Quebec of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) in October 1901.[2] He served as lieutenant governor until 1908, when he returned to the Superior Court bench, becoming chief justice of the Court of King's Bench in 1909. He retired from judicial service in 1911.

He was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.

Family

Lady Jetté by Livernois, Quebec

His wife, Lady Jette, was the daughter of Rodolphe Laflamme. She was born in Montreal, Quebec March 27, 1841. The couple married, in 1862 and lived at `Spencerwood` Quebec. She volunteered with various benevolent and religious institutions connected with the Church of Rome in Canada. She wrote a biography of Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville who founded the religious order the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal.[3]

Electoral record

1874 Canadian federal election: Montreal East
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Amable Jettéacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election: Montreal East
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles-Joseph Coursol4,626
UnknownF.X. Archambeault3,234

Legacy

Mount Jetté in British Columbia, just inside the junction of the BC, Alaska and Yukon borders at the province's extreme northwest, is named for him. Jetté was a member of the Canadian Boundary Tribunal leading to the resolution of the Alaska Boundary Dispute.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth and Baptism of Louis Amable Jette". Généalogie Québec (in French). Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "No. 27364". The London Gazette. 11 October 1901. p. 6640.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 178.
  4. ↑ "Jetté, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
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