Louis Huet Massue (November 3, 1828 – June 17, 1891) was a farmer,

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and political figure in

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. He represented Richelieu in the

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from 1878 to 1887 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Aignan-Aimé Massue, seigneur of Ste-Anne, and Celeste Richard. Massue was educated at the Collège Saint-Hyacinthe. In 1850, he married Esther Perrault. Massue was president of the Quebec Council of Agriculture. He owned the seigneuries of Trinité and St.-Michel.''Histoire de la seigneurie Massue et de la paroisse de Saint-Aimé'' (1930)
Lapalice, OMH He died at Varennes at the age of 62.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883''
JA Gemmill 1828 births 1891 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs People from Varennes, Quebec {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub