Joseph Daigle was a merchant, civil servant and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Verchères

Verchères (provincial electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1871 to 1878 as a Liberal.

He was born in Saint-Ours

Saint-Ours, Quebec

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, the son of François Daigle and Angèle Gareau. In 1858, he married Marie-Eugénie-Mélina Hertel de Rouville, the daughter of seigneur

Seigneurial system of New France

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 Jean-Baptiste-René Hertel de Rouville

Jean-Baptiste-René Hertel de Rouville

Jean-Baptiste-René Hertel de Rouville was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Montreal in 1789, the son of Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Hertel de Rouville. He became a lieutenant in the militia around 1807 and served as a captain in the Canadian Voltigeurs during the War of 1812...

. Daigle was later employed by the Department of Immigration at Montreal

Montreal

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. He died there at the age of 76.

His nephew Jean-Baptiste Brousseau

Jean-Baptiste Brousseau

Jean-Baptiste Brousseau was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Verchères in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1879 as a Liberal....

also served as a member of the Quebec assembly.