Joseph Noel Taillefer (December 25, 1828 – June 1, 1897) was a farmer, lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Ste. Agathe in 1879 and

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from 1879 to 1883 as a

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. He was born in the village of Saint-Joseph,

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near

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. Taillefer served as a

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, He was made a Chevalier de l'ordre Pie 1X (Montreal paper Tuesday, June 1897), travelling to Europe in 1868. He came to the

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with the

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in 1870. Taillefer married Mary Jane McDermot, the daughter of a well-known Winnipeg merchant.

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, The family later moved to a

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. Taillefer died in hospital at St. Boniface.

References

1828 births 1897 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs {{Manitoba-politician-stub