Bonaventure Panet was a businessman and politician in Lower Canada.
Occupation
politician
Position held
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Citizenship
Canada
Born
July 27, 1765
Died
March 12, 1846
Overview
Bonaventure Panet (July 27, 1765 – March 12, 1846) was a businessman and politician in Lower Canada.
Background
Panet was born in Montreal in 1765, the son of Pierre Panet, who was a lawyer and a judge, and Marie-Anne Trefflé. He was one of the 17 children born to the family, six of whom died in infancy.
He studied at Montreal's Collège Saint-Raphaël. He then moved to Quebec where he set up in business as a merchant at L'Assomption.
In 1786, he married his cousin Marguerite, the daughter of Louis Dunière. He died at L'Assomption in 1846.
