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| '''Ezekiel Hart''' (] ] - ] ]) was a ] ] and ]. | '''Ezekiel Hart''' (] ] - ] ]) was a ] ] and ]. | ||
| Hart established a brewery in ] and, on ] ] was elected to the ] of ]. 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 established a brewery in ], and, on ] ] was elected to the ] of ]. 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. | 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. | ||
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Ezekiel Hart (May 15 1770 - September 16 1843) was a Canadian entrepreneur and politician.
Hart established a brewery in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and, on April 11 1807 was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. He caused great controversy when, being Jewish he swore his oath on a Jewish Bible. At the time, British 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 1808 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.