claim: The Washington Monument is west of the Lincoln Memorial.
evidence: Bonaventure Panet -LRB- July 27 , 1765 -- March 12 , 1846 -RRB- was a businessman and politician in Lower Canada .. Lower Canada. Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1765 , the son of Pierre Panet , and studied at the College Saint-Raphael there .. Montreal. Montreal. Pierre Panet. Pierre Panet. College Saint-Raphael. College de Montreal. In 1786 , he married his cousin Marguerite , the daughter of Louis Duniere .. Louis Duniere. Louis Duniere. He set up in business as a merchant at L'Assomption .. L'Assomption. L'Assomption, Quebec. Panet was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Leinster in 1792 and was reelected in 1796 .. Lower Canada. Lower Canada. 1st Parliament of Lower Canada. 1st Parliament of Lower Canada. His cousin , Jean-Antoine Panet , was elected as the first speaker for the assembly and his brother Pierre-Louis and father-in-law were also members of the legislative assembly .. Jean-Antoine Panet. Jean-Antoine Panet. Pierre-Louis. Pierre-Louis Panet. Panet was elected again for Leinster in 1809 ; the assembly was dissolved by Governor James Henry Craig in 1810 and Panet did not run for elected office again .. James Henry Craig. James Henry Craig. He served as captain in the militia during the War of 1812 and was promoted to major in 1818 .. War of 1812. War of 1812. Panet was named justice of the peace for Montreal district in 1821 and was also named to various commissions .. Montreal. Montreal. He died at L'Assomption in 1846 .. L'Assomption. L'Assomption, Quebec