Adolphe-Philippe Caron
Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron, (24 December 1843 – 20 April 1908) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
He is now best remembered as the Minister of Militia and Defence in the government of Sir John A. Macdonald and his role during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.
He was born in Quebec City in 1843, the son of René-Édouard Caron, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and McGill College.
He was called to the bar in 1865 and entered practice with a law firm in Quebec City, later becoming a partner.
A Conservative party member, Caron was elected six times to the House of Commons of Canada, first winning election in a by-election in 1873, where he won a seat as a Member of Parliament representing the electoral district of Quebec County.
He defended this seat in 1874, 1878, 1880, 1882 and 1887.
In the 1891 election he was elected as the MP for Rimouski, and in 1896 as the MP for Three Rivers and St. Maurice.
From 1892–1896 he served as Postmaster General of Canada.
After Caron left politics in 1900, he returned to practising law.
He died at Montreal in 1908 after having been ill for several months.
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.
Adolphe d'Ennery
Adolphe Philippe d' Ennery or Dennery( 17 June 181125 January 1899) was a French playwright and novelist.
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Adolphe Philippe Millot
Adolphe Philippe Millot( 1 May 1857, Paris – 18 December 1921, also Paris) was a French painter, lithographer and entomologist.
Adolphe Philippe Millot, who illustrated many of the natural history sections of Petit Larousse, was the senior illustrator at Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.
He was a member of the Salon des Artistes Francaise( honourable mention, 1891) and the Société entomologique de France.
René-Édouard Caron
René-Édouard Caron (21 October 1800 – 13 December 1876) was a Canadian politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
He was born in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada, the son of Augustin Caron, a well-to-do farmer and Member of the House of Assembly
(MHA) for Lower Canada, and Élizabeth Lessard.
He studied Latin at the college of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, which prepared him for admittance to the Petit Séminaire de Québec, in 1813.
After later studying law in André-Rémi Hamel's office, Caron was called to the Quebec Bar in 1826.
In 1828, he married Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine de Blois, the daughter of Joseph de Blois and Marie-Vénérande Ranvoyzé.
In 1833, he was elected as a municipal representative for the Palais district of Quebec City.
In 1834, he was elected mayor by the city councillors and served until 1836.
He was mayor again from 1840 to 1846.
He was mayor when cholera broke out in 1834 and when a fire nearly destroyed the city in 1845.
In 1834, he was elected a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for the riding of Upper Town of Quebec.
In 1841, he was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada.
He was the Speaker from 1843 to 1847 and again from 1848 to 1853.
From 1844 to 1853, he was also in a law partnership with Louis de Gonzague Baillairgé.
In 1853, he was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal, and in 1855 of the Court of the Queen's Bench.
In 1859, he took part in the codification of the civil laws.
He remained a judge until 1873 when he was appointed the second Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.
He served until his death in December 1876.
He was buried at Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont in Sainte-Foy.
Gabriel Monod
Gabriel Monod( 7 March 1844 – 10 April 1912) was a French historian, the nephew of Adolphe Monod.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Pierre Antoine Deblois
Pierre Antoine Deblois( October 15, 1815 – June 21, 1898) was a Quebec farmer, businessman and political figure.
He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for La Salle division from 1883 to 1898.
He was born at Quebec City in 1815.
Deblois was also mayor of Beauport.
He was named to the Senate in February 1883.
He died in office in 1898.
His nephew, Sir Adolphe- Philippe Caron, was a member of the House of Commons and served in the cabinet of Sir John A. Macdonald.

Question: When did Adolphe-Philippe Caron's father die?
Answer: 13 December 1876