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VIGER, Denis Benjamin, Canadian member of parliament, born in Montreal, 19 August, 1774; died there, 13 February, 1861. He was a lawyer of good standing, was elected to the legislative chamber in 1808, took an active part in the controversy that led to the insurrection of 1837, and had been a delegate to London in 1828 and 1831 to lay the grievances of his countrymen before the imperial parliament. At the opening of the rebellion he was arrested on the charge of sedition, and imprisoned, but soon afterward was liberated without trial, and elected to parliament. After the dismissal of the Lafontaine-Baldwin cabinet in 1843, Lord Metcalfe asked Mr. Viger to become a member of the new cabinet, which he did, assuming the post of premier. He was afterward for several years a member of the legislative council of Canada. Mr. Viger gave the city of Montreal a piece of land now known as Viger square and garden.
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