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Joseph Laporte

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Joseph Laporte
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Hochelaga
In office
1854–1861
Personal details
BornSeptember 20, 1806
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 20, 1883
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Desanges Messier
(m. 1830)
Occupationfarmer, politician

Joseph Laporte (September 20, 1806 – August 19, 1862) was a farmer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Hochelaga in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861.

He was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles, the son of Charles Laporte and Josephte Christin dit Saint-Amour. Laporte was also a justice of the peace. In 1830, he married Desanges Messier. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1861. Laporte died in Pointe-aux-Trembles at the age of 55.

References

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  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.