René-Édouard Caron 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 for Lower... Wikipedia
Born: October 21, 1800, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada
Died: December 13, 1876 (age 76 years), Québec City, Canada
Spouse: Marie-Vénérande-Joséphine Deblois (m. 1828)
Children: Adolphe-Philippe Caron
Previous offices: Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1873–1876), Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada (1841–1857), Mayor of Quebec City (1840–1846), and more
Education: Francois-de-Laval College
Governor General: The Earl of Dufferin
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