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Charles R. (Charles Roger) Daoust
1865–1924
A French-Canadian journalist, translator, and poet, he also left behind a vivid firsthand account of the 1885 North-West campaign. His writing connects Quebec and Franco-American literary life at the turn of the 20th century.
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Cent-vingt jours de service actif Récit Historique Très Complet de la Campagne du 65ème au Nord-Ouest
by Charles R. (Charles Roger) Daoust
About the author
Born in Montreal on March 30, 1865, Charles Roger Daoust was a journalist and translator who later became an important figure in French-language writing in Quebec and New England. Archival records identify him as the son of journalist and politician Charles Daoust and Angèle Doutre, and note that he studied at Collège Saint-Sulpice, Montreal High School, and McGill University.
Daoust is best known to many readers as the author of Cent-vingt jours de service actif (1886), an early historical narrative of the 65th Battalion's campaign in the North-West in 1885. Later scholarship also describes him as a prolific Franco-American writer whose work included books, reporting, editorials, and poetry spread across numerous newspapers in Quebec and New England.
He died in Manchester, New Hampshire, on November 17, 1924. A portrait may exist in specialized archival or scholarly sources, but I couldn't confirm a clear, suitable image from the pages I was able to inspect, so no profile image is included here.