TRIVIA 6 & WORD UP

Instructions:
TRIVIA
Guess the answer based on the clues giving. Post your answer as a comment to this blog. The first two people to guess correctly wins the cash reward. Payout is $0.25 for winners 2ND - 5TH. First person wins $0.50/$1.00 Also, the reason for the delay in payment for this game is the fact that we try to wait until there are five winners.

Now let's begin the game:
a carpenter, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1741, the son of a shoemaker. He worked as a carpenter and also carved wooden objects for the church at Saint-Denis. In 1772, he married Périne-Charles, the daughter of François-Pierre Cherrier, a notary. He then worked for the Hôtel-Dieu in Montreal. He also was involved in the sale and export of potash. In 1796, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in Montreal East as a supporter of the parti canadien.


WORD UP
Guess the answer based on the clues giving. Post your answer as a comment to this blog. The first two people to guess correctly wins the cash reward. Payout is $0.25 for winners 2ND - 5TH. First person wins $0.50/$1.00

Word - an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe

Answers: Denis Viger / Heckelphone