Background
His father was François-Xavier Garneau. Alfred was the eldest son of François-Xavier Garneau (1809-1866).
His father was François-Xavier Garneau. Alfred was the eldest son of François-Xavier Garneau (1809-1866).
Garneau"s Alfred was a well educated young boy, who went to a seminary and was called in 1860. After Seminary School he then studied to become a lawyer In 1861 he joined the Canadian civil service, and was appointed to Chief French Translator for the Senate of Canada in 1873.