Moïse Houde was a politician in the Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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Early life

He was born on February 11, 1811 in Louiseville

Louiseville, Quebec

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, Mauricie

Mauricie

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, the son of Augustin Houde and Geneviève Foucher.

Before 1867

Houde ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

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 in the district of Maskinongé

Maskinongé (Province of Canada)

The district of Maskinongé was established in 1853, under the Union regime of 1841. It was located in the current Mauricie area and was located southwest of the district of Saint-Maurice on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River...

 in 1861

7th Parliament of the Province of Canada

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, but was defeated by Parti bleu

Parti bleu

The Parti bleu was a moderate political group in Quebec, Canada that emerged in 1854. It was based on the moderate reformist views of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, and was a rival to the radical Parti rouge....

 incumbent George Caron

George Caron

George Caron was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....

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He ran again in 1863

8th Parliament of the Province of Canada

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 and won. He sat with the members of the Parti rouge

Parti rouge

The Parti rouge was formed in the Province of Quebec, around 1848 by radical French-Canadians inspired by the ideas of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the Institut canadien de Montréal, and the reformist movement led by the Parti patriote of the 1830s.The party was a successor to the Parti patriote...

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After 1867

After the British North America Act of 1867

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 was enacted, Houde joined the Liberal Party

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. He ran for a seat in the district of Maskinongé to both the House of Commons

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 and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...

, but was defeated on all accounts.

He ran again in 1871

Quebec general election, 1871

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 and was elected to the provincial legislature

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...

. He was re-elected as a Conservative in 1875

Quebec general election, 1875

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, but was defeated in 1878

Quebec general election, 1878

The Quebec general election of 1878 was held on May 1, 1878 to elect members of the 4th Legislative Assembly for the Province of Quebec, Canada...

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Houde's nephew Frédéric Houde

Frédéric Houde

Frédéric Houde was a journalist, newspaper editor and political figure in Quebec. He represented Maskinongé in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1884 as a Nationalist Conservative member....

 served as a member of the House of Commons from 1878 to 1884.

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