About Jean-Baptiste Morin
Lived 1840 – 1911 (aged 70). Jean-Baptiste Morin was a Canadian politician and merchant.
Jean-Baptiste Morin (September 22, 1840 – February 20, 1911) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Sainte-Hénédine, Dorchester County, Lower Canada, Morin moved to the United States in 1856 and lived there for thirty-two years. Returning to Quebec, he was Warden of the County of Dorchester and President of the School Commissioners in Sainte-Hénédine. He was a J.P. and was elected Mayor of Sainte-Hénédine in 1889. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Dorchester in the general elections of 1896. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904.
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Who was Jean-Baptiste Morin?
Canadian politician (1840-1911)
When was Jean-Baptiste Morin born?
Jean-Baptiste Morin was born on 22 September 1840 in Sainte-Hénédine.
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Jean-Baptiste Morin died on 20 February 1911.
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Jean-Baptiste Morin was a politician and merchant.
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Jean-Baptiste Morin was Canadian.
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