Paul-Étienne Grandbois was a physician and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Témiscouata

Témiscouata (electoral district)

Témiscouata was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979....

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1878 to 1896 as a Conservative

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 member.

He was born in Ste-Philomène, Châteauguay County, Canada East

Canada East

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 and was educated at the Collège Saint-Sulpice, the Petit Séminaire de St. Therèse de Blainville and the Université Laval

Université Laval

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. In 1873, he married a Miss Pelletier. He served as government whip

Whip (politics)

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from 1885 to 1891. Granbois ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1896, 1900 and 1904.