A descendant of a family distinguished by several illustrious figures in the fields of wood-carving and architecture, he chose instead to go into law.

Baillairgé received his classical studies at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and, in 1830, was articled to Philippe Panet and later to René-Édouard Caron.

He and Caron formed a partnership in 1844 and it became extremely successful.

From the 1870s on, he assisted many individuals, groups and religious communities.

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