Antoine Rocheleau (October 4, 1836 – April 28, 1901) was a farmer and political figure in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. He represented Chambly in the

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from 1886 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1900 as a

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. He was born in Chambly,

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, the son of Antoine Rocheleau and Françoise Brais, dit Labonté, and was educated at the Collège de Chambly. Rocheleau's farm was located at Saint-Hubert. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892. Rocheleau was married twice: to Onésime Sainte-Marie in 1856 and to Alphonsine Morin in 1895. He died in Saint-Hubert at the age of 64.

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* Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 1836 births 1901 deaths {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub