Louis Poulin was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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. He represented Saint-Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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 from 1832 to 1834.

He was born Louis-Michel Poulin in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

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, the son of Étienne Poulin and Élisabeth Blanchard, dit Renault. In 1811, he married Marie-Angélique Benoit, dit Livernois. Poulin served in the militia during the War of 1812

War of 1812

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. He was elected to the legislative assembly in an 1832 by-election held after Jean Dessaulles

Jean Dessaulles

Jean Dessaulles was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Saint-François-du-Lac in 1766 and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël. He worked as a seigneurial agent for his aunt, who was managing the seigneury of Saint-Hyacinthe...

 was named to the legislative council. Poulin voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions

Ninety-Two Resolutions

The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the Parti patriote of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony....

. He died at Sainte-Rosalie

Sainte-Rosalie, Quebec

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at the age of 64.