About Joseph Lessard
Lived 1847 – 1914 (aged 66–67). Joseph Lessard was a Canadian politician.
Joseph Lessard (April 8, 1847 – March 27, 1914) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Early life He was born on April 8, 1847, in Saint-Léon, Mauricie.
Political career Lessard won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Conservative candidate in 1890 in the district of Maskinongé with the support of local Catholic Bishop Louis-François Richer Laflèche. He succeeded Joseph-Hormisdas Legris of Honoré Mercier’s Parti National.
In 1892 he lost re-election against Liberal candidate Hector Caron.
Death He died on March 27, 1914.
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Canadian politician
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Joseph Lessard was born in 1847 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand.
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Joseph Lessard died in 1914 in Montreal.
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