Charles Bruno Blondeau (March 22, 1835 – July 4, 1888) was a

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and

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. He was elected to the

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as a Member of the

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to represent the riding of Kamouraska in the

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election. He was defeated in the

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election. The son of Antoine Blondeau and Angèle Lebel, he was educated in St. Pascal and at

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. In 1860, he married Adelaide Patry.''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883'', AJ Gemmill
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* 1835 births 1888 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub