Jean-Baptiste Jodoin was a farmer and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Chambly

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative.

He was born in Boucherville

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of Jean-Baptiste Jodoin and Céleste Quintal. Jodoin was married twice: to Gilette Viau in 1830 and to Marie-Louise Jodoin in 1866. He was mayor from 1862 to 1868. Jodoin died in Montreal

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at the age of 74.