"Jean-Charles Chapais"@en . . . . . "Chapais, Jean-Charles"@en . "1811-12-02Z"^^ . . . . "Receiver General (1869-1873)" . "Canadian politician" . "SenatorforDe la Durantaye, Quebec" . "Member of theLegislative Assembly of QuebecforChamplain" . . "1885Z"^^ . . "1811Z"^^ . "1885-07-17Z"^^ . "Minister of Agriculture (1867-1869)" . . . . . . "Jean-Charles Chapais, PC (December 2, 1811 \u2013 July 17, 1885) was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canada's government.Chapais was born in Rivi\u00E8re-Ouelle, a small town in Kamouraska, Quebec, and was educated in Nicolet. Following his success as a farmer and merchant, in 1845 he became the first mayor of Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, the town he had lived in from 1833."@en .