Louis Lagueux (November 20, 1793 – June 15, 1832) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He was born in the town of

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in 1793, the son of merchant Louis Lagueux and Louise Bégin, whose father Charles Bégin served in the legislative assembly. Lagueux studied at the

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, articled in law with Joseph-Rémi Vallières de Saint-Réal and qualified to practice in 1817. That same year, he entered the importing business with a partner; after that business failed the following year, he returned to the practice of law. In 1820, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Dorchester; he represented the riding until his death at Quebec from

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in 1832. During his time in the assembly, he supported the Parti canadien. In 1830, he introduced a bill incorporating the city of Quebec. His uncle Étienne-Claude Lagueux also served in the legislative assembly.

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