Royal Joseph

Joseph Royal (May 7th 1837 - August 23rd 1902) is a journalist, a writer, a soldier, a historian and a Canadian politician.

Born with Repentigny, it made its studies with the Collège Sainte-Marie of Montreal and worked in journalism in 1847 when it collaborated in Minerve. Cofounder of the Canadian Review and the New World, he remained editor during several years.

Husband of Agnes Bruyere and father of seven children, he becomes member of the Barreau of Canada-Is after having written articles for George-Etienne Cartier. In 1868, it contributed to organize the Canadian Régiment of the pontifical zouaves. Come to be established with Winnipeg in 1871, it was called with the Barreau of Manitoba and it practiced its right in company of Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau. Always in 1871, it ordered an indigenous cavalry to push back the Invasion fénienne.

Founder of the newspaper the Mongrel , it was elected with the legislative Assemblée of Manitoba in 1870 in François-Xavier-West. Superintendent with education, chair room, provincial secretary, public prosecutor and public Minister for Labor, it preserved his seat during nine years before being elected in Provencher of 1879 with 1888.

With Chapleau, Royal was implied in several famous causes, of which those of Ambroise Lépine and Thomas Scott, which was the object of a Political crisis in 1874. It left its legal practice in 1880. On recommendation of John A. Macdonald, the Baron Stanley de Preston named it Lieutenant-governor of the Territories of the North-West after Laurent-Olivier David refused the nomination.

In spite of its diplomatic character, Royal had conflicts with the legislative assembly in connection with the financing of the Territories. Frederick W.A.G. Haultain had to negotiate into private with the federal government to solve the crisis. When that was solved, it ordered the construction of the Chambre of the government of Regina.

Of return to Montreal in 1893, it continued its journalistic career with Minerve and composed its historical memories. He wrote the Political life of Sir Louis H. Lafontaine and the History of Canada and was vice-chancellor of the Université of Montreal. Holder of the Medal of the confederation, member of the royal Company of Canada and the Club of Manitoba, it dies the August 23rd 1902 and it is buried in the Cimetière Our-Lady-of-Snows.

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