Joseph Lafontaine (August 7, 1829 – June 1907) was a notary, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Shefford in the

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from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal. He was born Lesiège Lafontaine in Saint-Antoine-de-Lavaltrie, Lower Canada, the son of Abraham Lafontaine and Marie-Thérèse Robillard. He was educated at the Collège de l'Assomption and at Montreal, qualified as a notary in 1856 and set up practice in Saint-Ours. In 1871, he married Céline-Élisa Mongeau. Lafontaine ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1867 before being elected in 1878. He served as mayor of

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from 1880 to 1882. He was also commissioner for the

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in Bedford district and editor for the Montreal newspaper '' L'Avenir''. Lafontaine died in Roxton Falls.

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* 1839 births 1904 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Mayors of places in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub