Louis-Napoléon Fortin (August 8, 1850 – March 31, 1892) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented Montmagny in the

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from 1876 to 1883 as a Liberal and then

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Louis Fortin and Marguerite Bernier. Fortin was the grandson of Jean-Baptiste Fortin. He was educated at the

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and the

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. He qualified to practise in 1874 and set up his practice at Cap-Saint-Ignace. Fortier was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1876 by-election held after the election of

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was overturned. In 1879, he joined the Conservative caucus with three other members, leading to the defeat of the Liberal government. His election in 1881 was overturned after a decision by the

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in 1883. Fortin was mayor of Cap-Saint-Ignace from 1881 to 1883. In 1881, he married Marie-Sophie-Laurette Larue. He was named a colonization inspector but was dismissed from that post in 1887. Fortin died at Cap-Saint-Ignace at the age of 41.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortin, Louis-Napoleon 1850 births 1892 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec Université Laval alumni