Pierre-Léandre Marcotte
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Pierre-Léandre Marcotte was a farmer and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Lac-Saint-Jean
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1890 to 1892 as a Liberal.
He was born in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
, the son of Pierre-Moïse Marcotte and Esther Richard. Marcotte owned a farm at Saint-Bruno. He was secretary-treasurer for Saint-Bruno from 1885 to 1896 and Indian agent at Pointe-Bleue from 1896 to 1899. Marcotte also served as president of the agricultural society for Lac-Saint-Jean County. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Quebec assembly in an 1888 by-election. Marcotte was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892. He was married twice: to Zénaïde de Tilly in 1874 and to Mathilde Gauvin in 1879. Marcotte died at Pointe-Bleue at the age of 61 and was buried in Saint-Bruno.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Lac-Saint-Jean
Lac-Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district)
Lac-Saint-Jean is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1890.-Geography:...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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...
from 1890 to 1892 as a Liberal.
He was born in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, the son of Pierre-Moïse Marcotte and Esther Richard. Marcotte owned a farm at Saint-Bruno. He was secretary-treasurer for Saint-Bruno from 1885 to 1896 and Indian agent at Pointe-Bleue from 1896 to 1899. Marcotte also served as president of the agricultural society for Lac-Saint-Jean County. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Quebec assembly in an 1888 by-election. Marcotte was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892. He was married twice: to Zénaïde de Tilly in 1874 and to Mathilde Gauvin in 1879. Marcotte died at Pointe-Bleue at the age of 61 and was buried in Saint-Bruno.