Vincent-Paul Lavallée was a physician and political figure in Quebec

Quebec

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. He represented Joliette

Joliette (provincial electoral district)

Joliette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Joliette-Montcalm and Berthier. The Joliette electoral district also existed between 1867 to 1970...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1867 to 1885 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Berthier-en-Haut

Berthierville, Quebec

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of Paul Lavallée and Marie Laférière. Lavallée was educated at the Collège de Berthier and the École de médecine et de chirurgie at Montreal

Montreal

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, qualified to practise medicine in 1860 and set up practice in Saint-Félix-de-Valois

Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec

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. He was also commissioner for the trial of small causes. He was married twice: to Henriette Chalut in 1861 and to Élie Crépeau in 1870. In 1885, he was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec

Legislative Council of Quebec

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for Lanaudière division, serving until 1888. Lavallée was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1896.