Jean-Baptiste Morin (politician)
Jean-Baptiste Morin (September 22, 1840 – February 20, 1911) was a Canadian politician.
Jean-Baptiste Morin | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Dorchester | |
| In office 1896–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Cyrille-Émile Vaillancourt |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Alfred Ernest Roy |
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| Born | September 22, 1840 Sainte-Hénédine, Lower Canada |
| Died | February 20, 1911 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Conservative |
Born in Sainte-Hénédine, Dorchester County, Lower Canada, Morin moved to the United States in 1856 and lived there for thirty-two years. Returning to Quebec, he was Warden of the County of Dorchester and President of the School Commissioners in Sainte-Hénédine. He was a J.P. and was elected Mayor of Sainte-Hénédine in 1889. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Dorchester in the general elections of 1896. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904.
References
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
- Jean-Baptiste Morin – Parliament of Canada biography
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