▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁black sm ith , ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Pet it ▁S ém inaire ▁de ▁Québec . ▁He ▁art ic led ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁qualified ▁to ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁practice ▁at ▁Quebec . ▁Le ▁V asse ur ▁Borg ia ▁helped ▁found ▁Le ▁Canad ien ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁for ▁Corn wall is , ▁representing ▁it ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁defeated , ▁and ▁then ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁For ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁Le ▁Canad ien , ▁he ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁milit ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁milit ia ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁by ▁Governor ▁George ▁Pre v ost . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Quebec ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁C imet ière ▁des ▁Pic ot és ▁there . ▁Le ▁V asse ur ▁Borg ia ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Nar cis se - Char les , ▁who ▁prede ce ased ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁L ’ En cyc lop édie ▁de ▁l ’ histoire ▁du ▁Québec ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 3 9 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of