Joseph Franchère (August 15, 1785 – 1824 or later) was a political figure in

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. He represented Bedford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1820 and from 1822 to 1824. He was born in

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, the son of Antoine Franchère and Marie-Josette Nicolas. Franchère was a captain in the militia during the

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. He was first elected to the assembly in April 1820 and defeated by John Jones in the election that followed in July of the same year. The results of that election were subsequently declared invalid and Franchère was elected in a by-election held in 1822. He did not run for reelection in 1824. His brother

Timothée Timothée is a French masculine given name. It is the French variant of the ancient Greek given name Τιμόθεος ( Timotheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god"., . The Latin equivalent is Timotheus. Its ...

also served in the assembly. His sister Marguerite married

Rémi-Séraphin Bourdages Rémi-Séraphin Bourdages (December 25, 1799 – December 24, 1832) was a physician and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1832. He was born Jean-David Bourdages ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Franchere, Joseph 1785 births Year of death missing Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada