About Victor Robert
Lived 1822 – 1885 (aged 62–63). Victor Robert was a Canadian politician.
Victor Robert (1822 – January 25, 1885) was a farmer, carpenter and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1878 as a Liberal. His name also appears as Victor Robert, dit Lafontaine.
He was born in Chambly, Lower Canada, the son of Jean-Baptiste Robert, dit Lafontaine and Marie-Anne Tifault. He established himself at Marieville. Robert served as justice of the peace, member of the municipal council and mayor of Marieville. In 1846, he married Euphrasie Désautels. Robert was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1878 and 1881. He died at Marieville in 1885.
His son Joseph-Edmond also represented Rouville in the Quebec assembly.
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Victor Robert was born in 1822 in Chambly.
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Victor Robert died on 25 January 1885 in Marieville.
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