François Béchard (; April 18, 1830 – April 13, 1897) was a

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farmer and political figure. He represented Iberville and then

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in the

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as a

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member from 1867 to 1896. He was a member of the

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for De Lorimier division from 1896 to 1897. He was born in Mount Johnson (now Mont-Saint-Grégoire),

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in 1830, the son of François Béchard and Clémence Gozette, and educated at the College of Saint-Hyacinthe. He served as a major in the local militia and was mayor of Saint-Grégoire. Béchard was named to the Senate in September 1896 and died in 1897 in Montreal while still in office.

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