
Alfred Pinsonneault
Source: Library and Archives Canada
'Alfred Pinsonneault' (ca 1830 –
August 20 1897) was a
Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented
Laprairie in the
Canadian House of Commons as a
Conservative member from 1867 to 1887.
He was born in
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Quebec around 1830. He served as a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia and was also justice of the peace. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in a by-election in 1863 after the sitting member was appointed a judge; he was reelected in the general election later that same year and again after
Confederation. He retired from politics in 1887. In 1888, he was named harbour master for the port of
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
External links
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Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec
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Political Biography from the Library of Parliament