Joseph Poirier (December 21, 1839 – February 27, 1917) was a farmer and politician in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1878 to 1881 as a

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and from 1892 to 1897 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Vital Poirier and Marie-des-Anges Thibodeau. Poirier studied at the college in Nicolet. In 1863, he married Marie-Agnès Poulin. In 1879, he married Lucie Dupuis after his first wife's death. Poirier ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1884 and 1887. He also served as secretary-treasurer for Saint-Joseph municipality. In 1897, he resigned his seat to accept the position of sheriff for Beauce district. Poirier died at Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce at the age of 77.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poirier, Joseph 1839 births 1917 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs