Historical FigureMale
Ludger Duvernay
1799 – 1852
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLudger Duvernay, born in Verchères, Quebec, was a printer by profession and published a number of newspapers including the Gazette des Trois-Rivières, the first newspaper in Lower Canada outside of Quebec City and Montreal, and also La Minerve, which supported the Parti patriote and Louis-Joseph Papineau in the years leading up to the Lower Canada Rebellion.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 22, 1799
Verchères
Date of death
November 28, 1852
Montreal
Citizenship
Canada
Occupations & fields
journalistpolitician
Awards & honours
designated historic personPerson of National Historic Significance
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