Joseph-Stanislas Perrault (May 13, 1846 – March 9, 1907) was a

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lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1879 to 1881 as a

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member. Born in

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, he was the son of Édouard Perrault and Émilie Mathurin dit Gerbourg. Perrault was educated at the college in L'Assomption and at the

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. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1870 and set up practice at

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and later at

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. Perrault served as crown prosecutor for the Saguenay district. In 1873, he married Maria Louisa Brault. Perrault was defeated by

Pierre-Alexis Tremblay Pierre-Alexis "Pitre" Tremblay (December 27, 1827 – January 4, 1879) was a surveyor and Quebec political figure. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1867 to 1875 and 1878 to 1879. He was born in La Malbaie, Lower Canada, in 1827 an ...

in the 1878 federal election but was elected in an 1879 by-election held after Tremblay's death. In 1881, his election was declared void after an appeal and he lost the by-election held later that year to

Simon-Xavier Cimon Simon-Xavier Cimon (December 4, 1829 – June 26, 1887) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Charlevoix in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1881 to 1887. ...

. He died at Arthabaska at the age of 60. His sons Joseph-Édouard, Gustave and Antonio all became lawyers and Joseph-Édouard served in the Quebec legislative assembly.''Les avocats de la région de Québec'' (1936)
Roy, PG

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(1881) 1846 births 1907 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Université Laval alumni {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub