Background
He was born François-Xavier Painchaud in île aux Grues, Lower Canada, the son of Jérôme-David Painchaud and Julie Langlois.
He was born François-Xavier Painchaud in île aux Grues, Lower Canada, the son of Jérôme-David Painchaud and Julie Langlois.
He represented Verchères in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1863. He practised medicine in Varennes and served on the village council. He was defeated by Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski when he ran for a seat in the assembly in 1861 but was declared elected in 1863 after that election was declared invalid.
He did not run for reelection later that same year.
He died in Varennes at the age of 75.