Charles Champagne was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Hochelaga

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1888 to 1890 as a Liberal. His name also appears as Charles Laplante dit Champagne.

He was born in Saint-Augustin

Mirabel, Quebec

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, Canada East

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, the son of Charles Laplante dit Champagne and Marie Brien dit Desrochers. He was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Thérèse and the Collège de Terrebonne. For a time, Champagne served as the personal secretary for Louis Riel

Louis Riel

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. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1873 and set up practice in Sainte-Scholastique

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. Champagne was married twice: to Mary Jessey Fletcher in 1873 and to Mary Louisa Fletcher, his first wife's sister, in 1883.

Champagne was an unsuccessful candidate for the Hochelaga seat in 1886, losing to Joseph-Octave Villeneuve

Joseph-Octave Villeneuve

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, but was elected in an 1888 by-election held after Villeneuve's election was appealed. He was defeated by Villeneuve when he ran for reelection in 1890. Champagne was registrar for Montréal-Est

Montréal-Est, Quebec

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 from 1890 to 1922. He served on the town council for Rigaud

Rigaud, Quebec

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 from 1899 to 1906 and from 1910 to 1913 and was mayor in 1913. Champagne died in Montreal

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at the age of 76 and was buried at Rigaud.