Background
He was born Pierre-François Quirouet in the town of Quebec in 1776.
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Career
He served in the militia, later becoming lieutenant-colonel. He was a merchant and was also licensed as an auctioneer. He served as a director for the Bank of Montreal at Quebec and was later vice-president of the Quebec Savings Bank.
He was a justice of the peace and served as president of the Quebec Fire Society.
Quirouet was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Orléans in April 1820 and served until 1833, when he was named to the Legislative Council. He opposed the proposed union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1822.
He supported Louis-Joseph Papineau in the assembly but opposed motions introduced which criticized the usefulness of the legislative council and did not support the armed rebellion which followed. Quirouet died at Saint-Gervais in 1844.
Membership
Quirouet was also a member of the Quebec Benevolent Society, serving as its president for several years.
