Morin Augustin Norbert 1803-1865 Born In St Michel Quebec
Educated at the Seminary of Quebec, and called to the bar of Lower
Canada, 1828. Elected to the Assembly, 1830; commissioner of crown lands
in the La Fontaine-Baldwin administration, 1842-1843; Speaker of the
House, 1848. In 1851 joined Francis Hincks in forming an administration,
Hincks being premier, and Morin provincial secretary until 1853;
commissioner of crown lands, 1853. Appointed judge of the Superior Court
of
Lower Canada, 1855; a commissioner for codifying the laws of Lower
Canada, 1859. =Index=: (Baldwin / La Fontaine / Hincks era) On the union, 57; meets Hincks, 63; his
letters to Hincks, 79; member for Nicolet, relations with Reform party
in Upper Canada, 79; supports Cavillier for Speaker, 1841, 87;
commissioner of crown lands, 134; elected for two constituencies, 1844,
252; Draper attempts to secure his support, 259; elected Speaker, 1848,
283; occupies the chair at farewell banquet to La Fontaine, 354; joint
premiership with Hincks, 359. (George Brown Era) Brown acknowledges his services in
cause of responsible government, 67. (Sir Georges E. Cartier era) Sides against the government,
7; his standing as a statesman, 23; forms alliance with Upper Canadian
Conservatives, 99-100. (Lord Elgin era) Member of first La Fontaine-Baldwin ministry,
32; his character, 32; refuses seat in Draper government, 43; elected in
1848, 50; opposed by Papineau, 51; forms ministry with Hincks, 113;
commissioner of crown lands in reconstructed ministry, 126, 127;
defeated in Terrebonne, 1854, 133; his conservative influence in Lower
Canada, 138; forms coalition government with MacNab, 140, 141; favours
secularization of Clergy Reserves, 166-167; member of Seigniorial Court,
187; his services as a statesman, 236. (Lord Sydenham era) His letter to Hincks, 294.
(Louis Joseph Papineau era) Joins Papineau's party, 78; drafts "Ninety-Two Resolutions," 85;
supports Papineau in his violent attitude towards government, 86; at
meeting of Constitutional Committee, 1834, 88; in the Assembly, 100-109;
his articles in La Minerve, 101. (Sir John A Macdonald era) Forms administration with
Hincks, 47; their administration defeated on a technicality, 47;
accepts, in 1855, a seat on the bench, 74. =Bib.=: Morgan, Cel. Can.;
Dent, Last Forty Years; Hincks, Reminiscences.