Albert-Alexandre Lussier (March 22, 1842 – December 18, 1909) was a

seigneur ''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or ...

and political figure in

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. He represented Verchères in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1897 as a

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. He was born in Varennes, Canada East, the son of seigneur Félix Lussier and Angélique Deschamps, and was educated at the Collège Saint-Paul, Collège Masson and the agricultural college at Sainte-Thérèse. Lussier became seigneur of Varennes on his father's death. He also served as justice of the peace and municipal councillor. In 1874, Lussier married Marie-Louise, the daughter of seigneur Gaspard-Aimé Massue. He organized a campaign to assist the family of

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

. Lussier was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1897. He died at the age of 67 and was buried in the crypt of Sainte-Anne's church in Varennes. His brother-in-law

Joseph-Aimé Massue Joseph-Aimé Massue (October 18, 1860 – April 10, 1891) was a seigneur and political figure in Quebec. He represented Richelieu in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1891 as a Conservative member. Biography He was born Marie-J ...

served in the Canadian House of Commons.

References

* Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 1842 births 1909 deaths People from Varennes, Quebec Canadian justices of the peace {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub