Étienne Poulin
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Étienne Poulin (June 27, 1835 – October 25, 1901) was a farmer and political figure in
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. He represented Rouville in the
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from 1881 to 1886 as a
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. He was born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir,
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, the son of Étienne Poulin and Charlotte Hébert, and was educated at the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe. In 1854, he married Marcelline Vigeant. Poulin was president of the school board for Marieville from 1868 to 1871 and from 1881 to 1882. He was mayor of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir in 1882. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886 and 1890 and again in Iberville in 1897. He died in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir at the age of 66. His older brother Joseph-Napoléon served in the legislative assembly and legislative council for the Province of Canada.


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* Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec 1835 births 1901 deaths 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub