Louis Poulin

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Louis Poulin (March 8, 1785 – April 24, 1849) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Saint-Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1834.

He was born Louis-Michel Poulin in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, the son of Étienne Poulin and Élisabeth Blanchard, dit Renault. In 1811, he married Marie-Angélique Benoit, dit Livernois. Poulin served in the militia during the War of 1812. He was elected to the legislative assembly in an 1832 by-election held after Jean Dessaulles was named to the legislative council. Poulin voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions.^[1] He died at Sainte-Rosalie at the age of 64.

References

^ Journals of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, from the 7th January to the 18th March, 1834. Quebec: Neilson & Cowan. 1834. p. 337.

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

[1] Journals of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, from the 7th January to the 18th March, 1834. Quebec: Neilson & Cowan. 1834. p. 337.

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