 sir joseph-adolphe chapleau, pc, kcmg (november 9, 1840 &ndash; june 13, 1898), born in sainte-thÃ©rÃ¨se, quebec, was a french-canadian lawyer and politician. ==life== as a lawyer, he defended ambroise-dydime lÃ©pine against the charge of murdering thomas scott during the red river rebellion of 1869 &ndash; 1870. he served as the fifth premier of the canadian province of quebec, federal cabinet minister, and the seventh [[lieutenan
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