| <tab>Charles Leclair was probably the first French Canadian businessman to thrive on a large scale in GC. As such, he foreshadowed the many French Canadians who were later to own prosperous GC businesses. The Cornwall //Freeholder// of 4 Nov. 1881 suggested that to show government regard for the French Canadians of the Eastern District, a French Canadian from there should be appointed to the Senate, and that Charles Leclair of North Lancaster would be an excellent choice. The Lancaster, GC, newspaper, a few weeks later, spoke of Leclair as the man “who has of late been mentioned so conspicuously as the probable successor of Dr Brouse in the Dominion Senate. ” (//Glengarry Times// 31 Dec. 1881) The recently deceased Dr Brouse was not a French Canadian, but he belonged, like Leclair, to the eastern regions of Ontario. | <tab>Charles Leclair was probably the first French Canadian businessman to thrive on a large scale in GC. As such, he foreshadowed the many French Canadians who were later to own prosperous GC businesses. The Cornwall //Freeholder// of 4 Nov. 1881 suggested that to show government regard for the French Canadians of the Eastern District, a French Canadian from there should be appointed to the Senate, and that Charles Leclair of North Lancaster would be an excellent choice. The Lancaster, GC, newspaper, a few weeks later, spoke of Leclair as the man “who has of late been mentioned so conspicuously as the probable successor of Dr Brouse in the Dominion Senate. ” (//Glengarry Times// 31 Dec. 1881) The recently deceased Dr Brouse was not a French Canadian, but he belonged, like Leclair, to the eastern regions of Ontario. |
| <tab>Charles Leclair died at his home at North Lancaster. He was married (1) to Mary Theresa Guindon (Thérèse Guindon, Marie-Thérèse Guindon, M. T. Guindon), who died 22 Nov. 1849, aged 38 (children surviving him: 9), and (2), at St. Raphael’s, on 30 Jan. 1850 (date 30 April also found), by the celebrated Father John (Rev. John Macdonald) to Mrs Caroline McDonell, née Caroline Barnum, who was the widow of Godfrey McDonell. She was born at Pointe-Fortune, and died 25 April 1900, aged 90 or 92. It may be noted that John Macdonell “Le Prêtre” (d. 1850) had a son called Godfrey. (For a possible literary connection, see also E. W. Thomson) Charles Leclair was the father of Alexander, Fr Louis William and Dr Peter Napoléon Leclair, all of this dictionary. | <tab>Charles Leclair died at his home at North Lancaster. He was married (1) to Mary Theresa Guindon (Thérèse Guindon, Marie-Thérèse Guindon, M. T. Guindon), who died 22 Nov. 1849, aged 38 (children surviving him: 9), and (2), at St. Raphael’s, on 30 Jan. 1850 (date 30 April also found), by the celebrated Father John (Rev. John Macdonald) to Mrs Caroline McDonell, née Caroline Barnum, who was the widow of Godfrey McDonell. She was born at Pointe-Fortune, and died 25 April 1900, aged 90 or 92. It may be noted that John Macdonell “Le Prêtre” (d. 1850) had a son called Godfrey. (For a possible literary connection, see also [[thomson_edward_william|E. W. Thomson]]) Charles Leclair was the father of Alexander, Fr Louis William and Dr Peter Napoléon Leclair, all of this dictionary. |
