Léandre Dumouchel (29 March 1811 – September 24, 1882) was a

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medical doctor and political figure. He was a

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member of the

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for Mille Isles division from 1867 to 1882. He was born Vital-Léandre Dumouchelle in Saint-Benoît,

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, the son of Jean-Baptiste Dumouchelle, in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He apprenticed in medicine, qualified to practice in 1835 and set up his practice at Saint-Benoît. Dumouchel took part in the

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but was not arrested, although he was removed from his position as a justice of the peace. He took refuge until an amnesty was announced and then returned to his practice at Saint-Benoît, later moving to

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in the 1840s. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia from 1847 to 1869 and was president of the agricultural society for Deux-Montagnes County. He was elected to the

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in 1864 and served until

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, when he was named to the Senate. He died in Saint-Benoît in 1882.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumouchel, Leandre 1811 births 1882 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Canadian justices of the peace