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Pierre Julien Léonidas Bissonnette

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Preceded by
  
Octave Magnan

Died
  
May 11, 1914

Succeeded by
  
Joseph Sylvestre

Party
  
Quebec Liberal Party


Political party
  
Liberal

Resigned
  
1908

Role
  
Political figure

Children
  
Bernard Bissonnette

Pierre-Julien-Leonidas Bissonnette

Born
  
February 25, 1861 La Prairie, Canada East (
1861-02-25
)

Name
  
Pierre-Julien-Leonidas Bissonnette

Pierre-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette (February 25, 1861 – May 11, 1914) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Montcalm in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1897 to 1908 as a Liberal.

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He was born in La Prairie, Canada East, the son of Pierre Bissonnette and Esther Gélineau. He was educated at the Victoria medical school in Montreal, qualified as a physician in 1887 and set up practice in Saint-Esprit. In 1889, he married Juliette Lamarche. He was governor of the Quebec College of Physicians and Surgeons. Bissonnette served twelves years as a member of the provincial board of hygiene. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1908. Bissonnette was registrar for Montcalm County from 1908 to 1914. He died at Saint-Esprit at the age of 53.

His son Bernard also served in the Quebec assembly.

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Pierre-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette Wikipedia