Abraham Turgeon

Abraham Turgeon (February 14, 1783 – August 2, 1851) was a notary and political figure in Canada East.

He served as an officer in the Lower Canada militia in the War of 1812, was a justice of the peace, and held other civil positions.

He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1842 to 1844, as a member of the French-Canadian Group.

Abraham apprenticed as a notary with Louis Turgeon, qualified to practise in 1804 and set up his practice in Saint-Gervais.

[1] Turgeon was elected to the assembly in an 1842 by-election held after Augustin-Guillaume Ruel accepted an appointment as district registrar.

Church of St-Michel-de-Bellechasse, where Turgeon was baptised and later buried