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Paul-Étienne Grandbois (c. 1846 – September 18, 1907) was a physician and political figure in
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. He represented Témiscouata in the
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from 1878 to 1896 as a
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member. He was born in Ste-Philomène, Châteauguay County,
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and was educated at the Collège Saint-Sulpice, the Petit Séminaire de St. Therèse de Blainville and the
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. In 1873, he married a Miss Pelletier. He served as government
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from 1885 to 1891. Granbois ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1896, 1900 and 1904.


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* * * 1840s births 1907 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Université Laval alumni {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub