André Jobin

André Jobin (August 8, 1786 – October 11, 1853) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.
He was born in Montreal in 1786 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël there. He qualified as a notary in 1813 and set up practice in Montreal. He was named a justice of the peace in 1830 but opposed the use of the militia to maintain order in 1832 after riots followed the election of Daniel Tracey. He was... more