Joseph-Félix Descôteaux was a farmer and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Nicolet

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 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1923 to 1930 as a Liberal

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 member.

He was born in Sainte-Monique

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, Canada East

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, the son of Félix Descoteaux and Marie-Thérèse Manseau. He was educated at the commercial college in Sainte-Anne d'Yamachiche. Descôteaux was president of the agricultural society for Nicolet County

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and a director of the Société Coopérative de Québec. He was mayor of Sainte-Monique for six years. Descôteaux was married twice: to Parmélie Manseau in 1892 and Maria Denis in 1901.