Joseph-Charles Taché
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Joseph-Charles Taché, (b December 24, 1820 – d April 16 1894) was a multi-faceted member of the Taché family, a nephew of Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché. He was a student at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and followed this by a study of medicine, receiving his medical diploma in 1844.
Taché practised medicne in Rimouski, and, at the age of 27, he was unapposed for a seat in the Legislative Assembly. His activity in politics led him into the newspaper business as a writer renowned for his caustic political wit. He enjoyed great popularity in this area as a writer and editor until 1859 when he left Le Courrier du Canada to pursue other writing full time. He returned to public life in 1864 as a senior civil servant in Ottawa for 24 years where he produced a lasting legacy of achievements in literary, cultural, scientific and political areas.
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