Francophones during this time settled with the full expectation that they would play a leading role in the economic and political life of Alberta. Merchants, hoteliers, and bankers of the names of Gagnon, Larue, Picard, Picard, Gariépy, Révillon, Prince, Brosseau, Lemarchand, and many others established themselves as early as 1883. A body of highly influential professionals also established themselves. Charles Borromée Rouleau was appointed Magistrate for the Northwest Territories and investigated Métis and Aboriginal unrest in 1884. His doctor brother Dr. Édouard Rouleau was very involved in Calgary’s civic life. Dr. Georges Roy in Edmonton was also a physician and important leader in Edmonton. In St. Albert, Antonio Prince was the first French Canadian elected to the territorial council in 1891 for St. Albert, succeeding the Métis Samuel Cunningham. Several Francophone members were elected to the territorial, provincial and federal legislatures and several were appointed to the Senate in the decades that followed.
