Joseph-Alfred Mousseau (July 17, 1837 – March 30, 1886), was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served in the federal Cabinet and also as the sixth

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Biography

He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier,

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, the son of Louis Mousseau, the son of Alexis Mousseau, and Sophie Duteau, dit Grandpré. Mousseau was first elected to the

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as a

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in the 1874 election for the riding of Bagot, and was re-elected three times. In 1880, he was elevated to the

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of Prime Minister Sir

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, serving first as president of the Queen's Privy Council of Canada, and then as

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. Exchanging places with

Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (November 9, 1840 – June 13, 1898), born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, was a French-Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1892 to 1898. Life As a lawyer, he defen ...

, Mousseau left federal politics to become the sixth Premier of the province of

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from July 31, 1882. He served until his resignation on January 22, 1884, after being appointed as a puisne judge of the

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for the district of Rimouski. He died in

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in 1886. His brother

Joseph Octave Mousseau Joseph Octave Mousseau (April 25, 1844 – December 13, 1898) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Soulanges in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1892 as an Independent member. He was born in Berthier, ...

was also a member of the Canadian House of Commons.

Electoral record

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Biography

Electoral record

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