majority of his political _confrères_ in the district, very few of them
have more talent, prestige and influence. When elected to parliament, he
drew more than the full party vote. Mr. Tellier was married in St.
Hyacinthe, on the 26th of May, 1868, to Hermine, second daughter of the
late Dr. Adolphe Malhiot and Hermine Lamothe, who died on the 7th of
February, 1878, leaving one son, and on the 18th of July, 1882, to
Elzire, daughter of J. A. Hamel, collector of customs of St. Hyacinthe.
The family belong to the Roman Catholic church, and on the 24th of June,
1880, Mr. Tellier was a delegate to represent St. Hyacinthe at the grand
national _fête_ of St. Jean Baptiste, held in Quebec. He was appointed a
Queen’s counsel on the 23rd of January, 1882. He has lately, and most
deservedly, been appointed judge of the Superior Court of the province
of Quebec.
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=Haliburton, Thomas Chandler=, was born at Windsor, Nova Scotia, in
December, 1796, and there received the primary portion of his education.
He then attended the University of King’s College, and graduated with
high honors in 1824. At an early period of his college course he showed
a decided taste for literary pursuits, and took many prizes, among them
the English essay prize, which he succeeded in wresting from the
expectant grasp of several able competitors. On leaving college he
turned his attention to law, entered the legal profession and practised
at Annapolis, where he had a large and lucrative connection. He then, at
the earnest solicitation of friends, entered the Legislative Assembly of
Nova Scotia, as member for the county of Annapolis, and here his fine
intellect, and good debating powers, soon gave him a leading position.
As an orator he is said to have been “earnest, impressive and dignified;
though he often showed a strong propensity for wit and humor.” In 1828
he was appointed chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and
discharged the duties of his position with great ability till 1840, when
he was transferred to the Supreme Court. In February, 1856, he resigned
his office, left his native land; and found a home in England, where he
spent the remainder of his days. At the general elections in 1859 he
entered the Imperial parliament as member for Lancaster. Here he joined
in some of the debates; but parliamentary life appears to have become
irksome to him, and his greatest pleasure was derived from advancing the
interests of the village of Isleworth, where he lived, by aiding the
philanthropical projects of its inhabitants, and contributing to its
charitable institutions; and it was there he died, on the 27th August,