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Joseph Lessard

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Joseph Lessard (April 8, 1847 – March 27, 1914) was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

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He was born on April 8, 1847, in Saint-Léon, Mauricie.

Political career

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Lessard won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Conservative candidate in 1890 in the district of Maskinongé with the support of local Catholic Bishop Louis-François Richer Laflèche. He succeeded Joseph-Hormisdas Legris of Honoré Mercier’s Parti National.

In 1892 he lost re-election against Liberal candidate Hector Caron.

Death

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He died on March 27, 1914.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by MLA, District of Maskinongé
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