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| '''Ezekiel Hart''' (] ] - ] ]) was a ] ] and ]. | |||
| He was born at ] in 1770, the son of ] and Dorothea Judah. Hart established a brewery in Trois-Rivières and, on ] ] was elected to the ]. He caused great controversy when, being ]ish he swore his oath on a ]. At the time, ] laws prohibited Jews from such positions, and Hart was expelled from the assembly. Hart's expulsion, in part, led to the dissolution of the assembly a short time later. He was elected again in ] and once again expelled. | |||
| Hart did not run for public office again. He continued to live in Trois-Rivières until his death where he was a successful businessman and well-respected member of the community. He served in the militia during the ] and became colonel in 1830. He was one of the founders of the ] in 1817. | |||
| His brother ] was a businessman and property owner at Trois-Rivières. His brother ] was an important businessman at Montreal. His cousin ] later became a member of the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada. | |||
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