He was born in Saint-Louis-de-Lotbiniere, Quebec, the son of Joseph Isaie Lemay. Lemay became an American citizen[1] and was elected to the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives for District 2 in 1854 as a Democrat. He also served as a justice of the peace for Minnesota.[2] In 1855, Lemay married Marie Julie Camille Auger. He was put in charge of U.S. Customs for the town of Pembina, North Dakota. After an attack by the Sioux, Lemay moved to Upper Fort Garry and then St. Norbert, where he had a house built that eventually became the Asile Ritchot church building.[3] He owned a steam mill and was also a land speculator. Lemay was heavyset and was said to require two chairs when he sat in the assembly. He was a founding member of the Winnipeg Board of Trade in 1873.[1]
After his death, Lemay's property in St. Norbert was donated to the local Catholic church and was later used as an orphanage.[1] The Ritchot Orphanage (in French, Asile Ritchot), named after Father Joseph-Noël Ritchot, is now a Manitoba historical site.[4]
joseph, lemay, joseph, octave, lemay, march, 1829, december, 1892, businessman, political, figure, manitoba, represented, norbert, north, from, 1871, 1874, vital, from, 1874, 1878, legislative, assembly, manitoba, born, saint, louis, lotbiniere, quebec, joseph. Joseph Octave Lemay March 18 1829 December 12 1892 1 was a businessman and political figure in Manitoba He represented St Norbert North from 1871 to 1874 and St Vital from 1874 to 1878 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba He was born in Saint Louis de Lotbiniere Quebec the son of Joseph Isaie Lemay Lemay became an American citizen 1 and was elected to the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives for District 2 in 1854 as a Democrat He also served as a justice of the peace for Minnesota 2 In 1855 Lemay married Marie Julie Camille Auger He was put in charge of U S Customs for the town of Pembina North Dakota After an attack by the Sioux Lemay moved to Upper Fort Garry and then St Norbert where he had a house built that eventually became the Asile Ritchot church building 3 He owned a steam mill and was also a land speculator Lemay was heavyset and was said to require two chairs when he sat in the assembly He was a founding member of the Winnipeg Board of Trade in 1873 1 After his death Lemay s property in St Norbert was donated to the local Catholic church and was later used as an orphanage 1 The Ritchot Orphanage in French Asile Ritchot named after Father Joseph Noel Ritchot is now a Manitoba historical site 4 References Edit a b c d Joseph Octave Lemay 1829 1892 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 22 September 2012 LeMay Joseph Minnesota Legislators Past amp Present State of Minnesota Retrieved 22 September 2012 Asile Ritchot Winnipeg Building Index Archived from the original on 9 November 2017 Asile Ritchot St Norbert Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 22 September 2012 This biography about a Canadian businessperson is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Lemay amp oldid 1045780641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
