François Tassé was a merchant and political figure in Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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. He represented Effingham in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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 from 1820 to 1824.

He was born François-Amable Tassé in Saint-Martin, Quebec

Saint-Martin, Quebec

Saint-Martin is a parish municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,596 as of 2009. It is named after Martin of Tours.-Sources:**...

, the son of Charles Tassé and Élisabeth Bisson. He was a merchant on Île Jésus

Île Jésus

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. In 1792, he married Élisabeth Leblanc. Tassé died in Saint-Martin at the age of 57.

His grandson François-Zéphirin Tassé

François-Zéphirin Tassé

François-Zéphirin Tassé was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Jacques Cartier in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1864....

served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.