François-Xavier Paradis was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician.

The son of François Paradis and Marcelline Coupal, Paradis represented the provincial electoral district of Napierville

Napierville (provincial electoral district)

Napierville was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region south of Montreal, the district was created in 1867. After the 1919 elections it was merged with La Prairie to form the Napierville-La Prairie riding until 1973 when it was renamed...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1881 to 1886 as a member of the Quebec Conservative Party. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1878 and again in 1886 and 1890.

In the 1887 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1887

The Canadian federal election of 1887 was held on February 22, 1887 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 6th Parliament of Canada.The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A...

, he stood as the Conservative Party candidate in the federal district of Napierville

Napierville (electoral district)

Napierville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Laprairie—Napierville riding.-Members of Parliament:This...

, but was defeated by Louis Ste-Marie. Following Ste-Marie's resignation in 1890, Paradis was acclaimed to the seat in the resulting by-election

By-election

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, but he was defeated again by Liberal Dominique Monet

Dominique Monet

Dominique Monet was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.Born in St-Michel de Napierville, Canada East, the son of Dominique Monet, Monet was educated at L'Assomption College and received an LL.D. from Laval University in 1889. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1889 and was created a Queen's...

 in the 1891 election

Canadian federal election, 1891

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.

Paradis was educated at Saint-Michel

Saint-Michel, Quebec

Saint-Michel is a municipality in the Jardins de Napierville Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,637...

 and Hemmingford

Hemmingford, Quebec

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. He was mayor of Saint-Michel from 1880 to 1881. Paradis was married twice: to Basilide Robert in 1863 and to Marie Renaud in 1880. After his defeat for a seat in the House of Commons in 1891, he moved to Montreal

Montreal

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, where he became involved in real estate. Paradis died there at the age of 66.