Name Joseph Taillefer | Died June 1, 1897 | |
Joseph Noel Taillefer (December 25, 1828 – June 1, 1897) was a farmer, lawyer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Ste. Agathe in 1879 and Morris from 1879 to 1883 as a Conservative.
He was born in the village of Saint-Joseph, Lower Canada near Montreal. Taillefer served as a Papal Zouave, travelling to Europe in 1868. He came to the Red River Colony with the Wolseley Expedition in 1870. Taillefer married Mary Jane McDermot, the daughter of a well-known Winnipeg merchant. The family later moved to a homestead in Lebret, Saskatchewan. Taillefer died in hospital at St. Boniface.
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