Jean-Baptiste-Tréfflé Richard (November 23, 1856 – March 30, 1927) was a farmer,
notary and political figure in
Quebec. He represented
Montcalm in the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, t ...
from 1881 to 1886 as a
Conservative.
He was born in
Saint-Liguori
Saint-Liguori is a municipality in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
Population:
* Population in 2021: 2066 (2016 to 2021 population change: 6.3%)
* Population in 2016: 1943
* Pop ...
,
Canada East
Canada East (french: links=no, Canada-Est) was the northeastern portion of the United Province of Canada. Lord Durham's Report investigating the causes of the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions recommended merging those two colonies. The new ...
, the son of Simon Richard and Éléonore Forest, and was educated there and at the Collège de l'Assomption. Richard established himself on a farm at Saint-Liguori. He was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1881 and again in 1886, but resigned his seat in 1886 after being named a crown lands agent. Richard served as clerk for the Executive Council in 1887. Around 1891, he became customs inspector for
Joliette County. In 1891, he married Marie-Paméla Hénault. Richard articled as a notary, was qualified to practise in 1898 and set up practice at Saint-Liguori and later
L'Épiphanie. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1917. He served as secretary-treasurer for L'Épiphanie from 1907 to 1913 and in 1921. He died in
Montreal at the age of 70.
References
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1856 births
1927 deaths
Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
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