Pierre-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette
Pierre-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montcalm | |
In office 1897–1908 | |
Preceded by | Octave Magnan |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | La Prairie, Canada East | February 25, 1861
Died | May 11, 1914 Saint-Esprit, Quebec | (aged 53)
Political party | Liberal |
Children | Bernard 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.
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 from 1908 to 1914. He died at Saint-Esprit at the age of 53.
His son Bernard also served in the Quebec assembly.
References[]
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
- People from La Prairie, Quebec
- 1861 births
- 1914 deaths
- Liberal Party, Quebec MNA stubs