Joseph-Aimé Massue (October 18, 1860 – April 10, 1891) was a

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and political figure in

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. He represented Richelieu in the

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from 1887 to 1891 as a

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member.

Biography

He was born Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-Edouard-Aimé Massue in Saint-Aimé, the son of Gaspard-Aimé Massue and Julie-Appolline Lussier. Massue was educated at the Collège Saint-Hyacinthe. He was first elected to the House of Commons at the age of 27 in an 1887 by-election held following the death of

Jean-Baptiste Labelle Jean-Baptiste Labelle (September 1825 – 9 September 1898) was a Canadian composer, organist, pianist, and conducting, conductor. He is best known for composing the music to the song ''Ô Canada! mon pays, mes amours'' (words 1834, music befor ...

. After suffering from poor health for some time, Massue went to

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in July 1890 to seek medical treatment. In September of that year, he travelled to

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, seeking a cure there. Still ill, he returned to Saint-Aimé where he died at the age of 30. His uncle

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also represented Richilieu in the House of Commons. His sister Marie-Louise married

Albert-Alexandre Lussier Albert-Alexandre Lussier (March 22, 1842 – December 18, 1909) was a seigneur and political figure in Quebec. He represented Verchères in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1897 as a Liberal. He was born in Varennes, Cana ...

who served in the Quebec assembly.

References

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''Histoire de la seigneurie Massue et de la paroisse de Saint-Aimé'' (1930)
Lapalice, OMH 1860 births 1891 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub