Hugues Heney

Hugues Heney (September 9, 1789 – January 13, 1844) was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada.

He was born in Montreal in 1789, the grandson of Pierre Foretier, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël.

In 1817, Heney married his cousin Marie-Léocadie, daughter of Louis-Charles Foucher and Marie-Élizabeth Foretier.

In April 1820, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Montreal East.

He was part of the opposition to a plan to unite Upper and Lower Canada in 1822.