Louis Raynaud, dit Blanchard (March 1789 – August 9, 1868) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Saint-Hyacinthe in the

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from 1830 to 1838. His name also appears as Louis Renault Blanchard and Louis Reynaud, dit Blanchard. He was born Pierre-Louis Blanchard in

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, the son of Jean-Baptiste Blanchard and Magdeleine Payette, and settled at

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. Raynaud, dit Blanchard was married twice: to Angélique Poulin in 1809 and to Marie Evé in 1857. He supported the

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in the legislative assembly and voted in support of the

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. A local leader of the

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, a warrant was issued for his arrest in December 1837 and he fled to the

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, returning after a general amnesty was granted in June 1838. In 1844, Raynaud, dit Blanchard was named a commissioner for the trial of minor causes; however, he never swore the required oath and resigned in 1848. In 1856, he was named a lieutenant-colonel in the militia. He died at Saint-Hyacinthe at the age of 79.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raynaud dit Blanchard, Louis 1789 births 1868 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada