Joseph Valois (1767 – January 3, 1835) was a businessman, farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Montréal in the

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from 1820 to 1834. He was born in

Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire (, ) is a Quebec local municipality within the Urban agglomeration of Montreal on the Island of Montreal in Canada. It is entirely developed, and land use includes residential, light manufacturing, and retail. As of the 2021 ce ...

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, the son of Jean Valois and Marie-Josèphe Dubois. In 1790, he married Catherine Leduc Saint-Omer. Valois generally supported the

Parti patriote The Parti canadien () or Parti patriote () was a primarily francophone political party in what is now Quebec founded by members of the liberal elite of Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century. Its members were made up of liberal prof ...

and voted in support of the

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. He died in Montreal at the age of 67. His nephew

Michel-François Valois Michel-François Valois (August 20, 1801 – May 24, 1869) was a physician and political figure in Canada East. He was born in Pointe-Claire in 1801 and studied at the Collège de Montréal. He was licensed to practice medicine in 1826 and se ...

later served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.

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* 1767 births 1835 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada {{Quebec-politician-stub