Augustin-Guillaume Ruel

He was born in Quebec City, the son of Louis Ruel and Josephte Magnan.

[1] Following the rebellion in Lower Canada, and the similar rebellion in 1837 in Upper Canada (now Ontario), the British government decided to merge the two provinces into a single province, as recommended by Lord Durham in the Durham Report.

[1][5] He resigned his seat on January 1, 1842 after he was named registrar for the Rimouski judicial district.

[6] Ruel's sister Henriette-Émilie married Octave-Cyrille Fortier, who was later elected to the Bellechasse riding.

He died in Quebec City at the age of 62 and was buried at the church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, at Berthier.