Jean Langlois (February 16, 1824 – March 8, 1886) was a

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lawyer, professor and political figure. He represented Montmorency in the

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as a

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member from 1867 to 1878. He was born in Saint-Laurent on the

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in 1824, the son of Jean Langlois and Marie Labrecque, and studied at the

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. He was called to the bar in 1847 and became a

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in 1867. Langlois was partner in a law firm in

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with

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. He was professor of criminal law at

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from 1858 to 1867. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1867 by-election after

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was named to the Senate.''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1869)
/ref> In 1870, Langlois married Mary Josephine Macdonald. He died in Quebec City at the age of 62.

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1824 births 1886 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Canadian King's Counsel Université Laval faculty {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub