Joseph-Octave Mousseau (August 2, 1875 – December 2, 1965) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Soulanges in the

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from 1904 to 1914 as a Liberal member. He was born in Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec, the son of Joseph-Octave Mousseau and Rose-Avelina Cadieux. Mousseau studied at

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at Rigaud and the Université Laval; he was called to the Quebec bar in 1897 and set up practice in Montreal. In 1899, he married Clara Gagné. Mousseau was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in a 1902 by-election. He was named

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in 1909. He served as party

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from 1913 to 1914. He resigned his seat in 1914 after being accused of corruption in the '' Montreal Daily Mail''; these accusations were found to be justified by a committee of the assembly. In 1917, he married his cousin Annette, the daughter of

Joseph-Alfred Mousseau 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 premier of Quebec. Biography He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, ...

. He was married a third time, to Cécile Langlois, in 1955. Mousseau died in Montreal at the age of 90 and was buried in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery. His sister Hortense married Joseph-Rodolphe Ouimet.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mousseau, Joseph-Octave 1875 births 1965 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Canadian King's Counsel Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery