Paul-Étienne Grandbois
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Paul-Étienne Grandbois (c. 1846 – September 18, 1907) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Témiscouata in the
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from 1878 to 1896 as a Conservative member. He was born in Ste-Philomène,
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and was educated at the Collège Saint-Sulpice, the Petit Séminaire de St. Therèse de Blainville and the Université Laval. In 1873, he married a Miss Pelletier. He served as government
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from 1885 to 1891. Granbois ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1896, 1900 and 1904.


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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'', AJ Gemmill
1840s births 1907 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub