Joseph Franchère was a political figure in Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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. He represented Bedford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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 in 1820 and from 1822 to 1824.

He was born in Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

, the son of Antoine Franchère and Marie-Josette Nicolas. Franchère was a captain in the militia during the War of 1812

War of 1812

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. He was first elected to the assembly in April 1820 and defeated by John Jones

John Jones (Bedford politician)

John Jones was a political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Bedford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1809 to 1810 and from 1820 to 1821....

 in the election that followed in July of the same year. The results of that election were subsequently declared invalid and Franchère was elected in a by-election held in 1822. He did not run for reelection in 1824.

His brother Timothée

Timothée Franchère

Timothée Franchère was a Quebec businessman and political figure.He was born around 1790. Franchère was a merchant at Saint-Mathias. He served in the local militia during the War of 1812 and became captain in 1821. He was appointed commissioner in charge of construction of the Chambly Canal in...

 also served in the assembly. His sister Marguerite married Rémi-Séraphin Bourdages

Rémi-Séraphin Bourdages

Rémi-Séraphin Bourdages was a physician and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1832....

.