Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau (December 22, 1852 – June 22, 1927) was a Canadian

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 politician.

The son of Alexandre Rousseau and Marie Proteau, Rousseau was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

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 for the Quebec electoral district of Champlain

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 in the 1900 federal election

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. A Liberal

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, he was re-elected in the 1904 election

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 and was defeated in the 1911 election

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Rousseau was a merchant, farmer, manufacturer and banker. He served as mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec

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 from 1890 to 1896 and from 1904 to 1905. He was married twice: to Hélène-Catherine Hamelin in 1882 and to Corinne Dufresne in 1886.

Rousseau served in the militia during the Fenian raids

Fenian raids

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and later served as lieutenant-colonel for the 4th Regiment of the Chasseurs Canadiens.