Jean-Baptiste Morin (politician)

Jean-Baptiste Morin
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Dorchester
In office 1896–1908
Preceded by	Cyrille-Émile Vaillancourt
Succeeded by	Joseph Alfred Ernest Roy
Personal details
Born	(1840-09-22)September 22, 1840 Sainte-Hénédine, Lower Canada
Died	February 20, 1911(1911-02-20) (aged 70)
Political party	Conservative

Jean-Baptiste Morin (September 22, 1840 – February 20, 1911) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Sainte-Hénédine, , Lower Canada, Morin moved to the United States in 1856 and lived there for thirty-two years. Returning to Quebec, he was Warden of the County of Dorchester and President of the School Commissioners in Sainte-Hénédine. He was a J.P. and was elected Mayor of Sainte-Hénédine in 1889. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Dorchester in the general elections of 1896. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904.

References[]

• The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
• Jean-Baptiste Morin – Parliament of Canada biography

This article about a Quebec Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This article about a mayor in Quebec is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t