Michel-Dosithée-Stanislas Martel (January 11, 1838 – September 18, 1908) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented Chambly in the

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from 1878 to 1879 and from 1881 to 1886 as a

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. He was born in Verchères,

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, the son of Jean Martel and Charlotte Lamontagne, and was educated at the

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and the College of Medicine and Surgery at

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. He qualified as a physician in 1865 and set up practice at Chambly. Martel was also a justice of the peace, a captain in the militia and president of the local

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. In 1868, he married Marie-Rose de Lima Sénécal. He served as a member of the municipal council for Chambly and was mayor from 1878 to 1879 and from 1890 to 1893, also serving as warden for Chambly County. His election in 1878 was overturned in 1879 and he lost the subsequent by-election to Raymond Préfontaine. Martel defeated Préfontaine in 1881 but lost to Antoine Rocheleau when he ran for reelection in 1886. He died in Chambly at the age of 70.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martel, Michel-Dosithee-Stanislas 1838 births 1908 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec People from Chambly, Quebec Politicians from Montérégie 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec