Louis-Amable Jetté

Sir Louis-Amable Jetté, KCMG (French pronunciation: ​[lwi amabl ʒɛte]; 15 January 1836 – 5 May 1920) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, professor, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. He was born in L'Assomption, Lower Canada (now Quebec) in 1836.

The Hon. Sir Louis-Amable Jetté
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montreal East
In office October 12, 1872 – September 17, 1878
Preceded by	George-Étienne Cartier
Succeeded by	Charles-Joseph Coursol
8th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office January 20, 1898 – September 15, 1908
Monarch	Victoria Edward VII
Governor General	The Earl of Aberdeen The Earl of Minto The Earl Grey
Premier	Félix-Gabriel Marchand Simon-Napoléon Parent Lomer Gouin
Preceded by	Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Succeeded by	Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
Personal details
Born	15 January 1836 L’Assomption, Lower Canada
Died	5 May 1920 (aged 84) Quebec City, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Berthilde Laflamme ​ (m. 1862)​
Children	7
Residence	Montreal
Alma mater	Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal
Occupation	lawyer, editor, judge, professor
Profession	politician

In 1872, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Montreal East. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1874.

Jetté was chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench.

From 1898 to 1908 he was the lieutenant governor of Quebec. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) during the visit to Quebec of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) in October 1901.[1]

Family

Lady Jetté by Livernois, Quebec

His wife, Lady Jette, was the daughter of Rodolphe Laflamme. She was born in Montreal, Quebec March 27, 1841. The couple married, in 1862 and lived at `Spencerwood` Quebec. She volunteered with various benevolent and religious institutions connected with the Church of Rome in Canada. She wrote a biography of Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville who founded the religious order the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal.[2]

Legacy

Mount Jetté in British Columbia, just inside the junction of the BC, Alaska and Yukon borders at the province's extreme northwest, is named for him. Jetté was a member of the Canadian Boundary Tribunal leading to the resolution of the Alaska Boundary Dispute.[3]

References

1. "No. 27364". The London Gazette. 11 October 1901. p. 6640.
2. Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 178.
3. "Jetté, Mount". BC Geographical Names.

• Normand, Sylvio (1998). "Jetté, Sir Louis-Amable". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
• Louis-Amable Jetté – Parliament of Canada biography