Amable Berthelot

Amable Berthelot
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Trois-Rivières (two-member constituency)
In office 1814–1816 Serving with Charles Richard Ogden
Preceded by	Mathew Bell and Thomas Coffin
Succeeded by	Charles Richard Ogden and Pierre Vézina
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Trois-Rivières (two-member constituency)
In office 1824–1827 Serving with Étienne Ranvoyzé
Preceded by	Joseph Badeaux and Charles Richard Ogden
Succeeded by	Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin and Charles Richard Ogden
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Quebec (Upper Town) (two-member constituency)
In office 1834–1838 Serving with René-Édouard Caron (1834–1836) Andrew Stuart (1836–1838)
Preceded by	Jean-François-Joseph Duval and Andrew Stuart
Succeeded by	None; position abolished when Constitution suspended
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Kamouraska
In office 1841 – 1847 (two elections)
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Pierre Canac, dit Marquis
Personal details
Born	(1777-02-10)February 10, 1777 Quebec City,
Died	November 24, 1847(1847-11-24) (aged 70) Quebec City, Old Province of Quebec
Resting place	Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political party	Lower Canada: Government Party (Parti de Bureaucrates) Province of Canada: Independent
Spouse	Unmarried
Relations	Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny (father) Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (son-in-law) Joseph Badeaux (brother-in-law)
Children	2: daughter and son (adopted)
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Britain
Branch/service	Lower Canada militia
Rank	Captain
Unit	1st Battalion of the Trois-Rivières militia
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Amable Berthelot (February 10, 1777 – November 24, 1847) was a Canadien lawyer, author and political figure. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and later to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. Trained as a lawyer, he was an avid book-collector, at one point having a personal library of some fifteen hundred volumes. He did not support those who took up arms during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838. He never married, but adopted two children, a boy and a girl. His daughter married Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, later co-premier of the Province of Canada. He was a literary mentor to François-Xavier Garneau.