Joseph-Noël Bossé, (December 25, 1807 – September 24, 1881) was a

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lawyer, judge and political figure. He was a

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member of the

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for De la Durantaye division from 1867 to 1868. He was born at

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in 1806 and studied at the

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. He apprenticed in law with André-Rémi Hamel, was admitted to the bar in 1833 and set up practice in

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. He served on the small claims court for the Îles de la Madeleine. He also prepared a report on the state of the fisheries in the

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. Bossé was elected to the

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in an 1864 by-election held after the death of

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and served until

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when he was named to the Senate. In 1867, he was named

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. Bossé also served as lieutenant-colonel of the local militia from 1863 to 1869. In 1868, he resigned his seat in the Senate when he was named puisne judge in the

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. He died at Quebec City in 1881.

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