François Tassé (August 11, 1774 – August 6, 1832) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Effingham in the

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from 1820 to 1824. He was born François-Amable Tassé in

Saint-Martin, Quebec Saint-Martin is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 2,588 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named after Martin of Tours. Demograp ...

, the son of Charles Tassé and Élisabeth Bisson. He was a merchant on

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. In 1792, he married Élisabeth Leblanc. Tassé died in Saint-Martin at the age of 57. His grandson

François-Zéphirin Tassé François-Zéphirin Tassé (May 14, 1825 – February 20, 1886) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Jacques Cartier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1864. He was born in Saint-Mart ...

served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tasse, Francois 1774 births 1832 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada