Thomas Brassard was a notary

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 and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Shefford

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1886 to 1887 as a Liberal.

He was born in La Malbaie

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of Joseph Brassard and Josephte Bouchard, and was educated at the Séminaire de Québec. Brassard qualified as a notary in 1855 and set up practice in Henryville

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, moving to Waterloo

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 in 1863. In 1857, he married Aurélie-Élodie Sénécal. He was registrar for Brome County

Brome County, Quebec

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 from 1879 to 1885 and commissioner for the trial of small causes at Henryville. He was secretary-treasurer for the school boards in Henryville and Waterloo, also serving as president of the latter. Brassard was also secretary-treasurer of the council for Shefford County

Shefford County, Quebec

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. He died in office at the age of 60.