Joseph-André Taschereau

Joseph-André Taschereau (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf ɑ̃dʁe taʃʁo]; November 30, 1806–March 30, 1867), was a lawyer, politician, and lastly, a judge.

The son of Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau was a quiet child who early in life discovered a passion for the law.

Joseph-André had less than a year of joint practice in Quebec City with his brother, Pierre-Elzéar, who in 1826 had inherited his father's seigneury, returned to the manor at Sainte-Marie.

In 1845, he won a by-election to become a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Pierre-Elzéar; he resigned when he was made a circuit judge in 1847.

As a lawyer and judge, Taschereau excelled and his achievements put him on a level with other notables in this remarkable family.