Jean Bouffard (1800 – December 1, 1843) was a notary and political figure in

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. He represented Dorchester in the

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from 1832 to 1838. He was born at Saint-Laurent on

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, the son of Jean Bouffard and Marie Noël. Bouffard apprenticed as a notary at Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon and set up practice there after qualifying to practice in 1830. In 1831, he married Catherine Pepin dit Lachance. He was named school inspector for

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in 1832 and commissioner for the Court of Minor Causes in 1837. Bouffard was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1832 by-election held after the death of

Louis Lagueux Louis Lagueux (November 20, 1793 – June 15, 1832) was a lawyer and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in the town of Quebec in 1793, the son of merchant Louis Lagueux and Louise Bégin, whose father Charles Bégin served in the ...

. He voted in support of the

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. He died at Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon at the age of 42.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouffard, Jean 1800 births 1843 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada