▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁in ▁Quebec ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁assembly , ▁de ▁B onne ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁supporting ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁French ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁English ▁by ▁the ▁assembly . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council , ▁serving ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁De ▁B onne ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Le ▁Cou rier ▁de ▁Québec , ▁which ▁opposed ▁the ▁Parti ▁canad ien . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁King ’ s ▁Ben ch ▁for ▁Quebec ▁district . ▁As ▁a ▁judge , ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁continued ▁use ▁of ▁French ▁civil ▁law . ▁The ▁Parti ▁canad ien ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁ ▁of ▁occasions ▁attempted ▁to ▁introduced ▁legisl ation ▁prohib iting ▁jud ges ▁from ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ; ▁this ▁was ▁in ▁part ▁aim ed ▁at ▁de ▁B onne . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁Lieutenant - g overn or ▁James ▁Henry ▁Craig ▁dissol ved ▁parliament ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁the ▁assembly ▁voted ▁to ▁declare ▁his ▁seat ▁vac ant . ▁Again , ▁the ▁governor ▁dissol ved ▁parliament . ▁De ▁B onne ▁retired ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁de ▁B onne ▁had ▁married