Étienne Poulin
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Étienne Poulin was a farmer and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Rouville
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1881 to 1886 as a Conservative.
He was born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Lower Canada
, the son of Étienne Poulin and Charlotte Hébert, and was educated at the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe. In 1854, he married Marcelline Vigeant. Poulin was president of the school board for Marieville
from 1868 to 1871 and from 1881 to 1882. He was mayor of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir in 1882. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886 and 1890 and again in Iberville in 1897. He died in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir at the age of 66.
His older brother Joseph-Napoléon
served in the legislative assembly and legislative council for the Province of Canada.
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 Rouville
Rouville (provincial electoral district)
Rouville was a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region south of Montreal, it was formed in 1867...
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 1881 to 1886 as a Conservative.
He was born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, 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 Étienne Poulin and Charlotte Hébert, and was educated at the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe. In 1854, he married Marcelline Vigeant. Poulin was president of the school board for Marieville
Marieville, Quebec
Marieville is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about 30 kilometers east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,904.-History:...
from 1868 to 1871 and from 1881 to 1882. He was mayor of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir in 1882. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886 and 1890 and again in Iberville in 1897. He died in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir at the age of 66.
His older brother Joseph-Napoléon
Joseph-Napoléon Poulin
Joseph-Napoléon Poulin was a physician and political figure in Canada East.He was born Joseph Poulin in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir in Lower Canada in 1821 and practiced medicine and surgery there. In 1851, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Rouville; he was...
served in the legislative assembly and legislative council for the Province of Canada.