Joseph Dufour (Quebec MLA)
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Joseph Dufour was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 provincial politician.

Born in Saint-Pascal, Quebec
Saint-Pascal, Quebec
Saint-Pascal is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. It is in the Bas-Saint-Laurent Region.-Municipal council:* Mayor: Cécile Joseph...

, Dufour was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...

 for Matane
Matane (provincial electoral district)
Matane is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1890 from parts of Rimouski. -Geography:...

 and Matapédia
Matapédia (electoral district)
Matapédia is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1922 from a portion of the electoral district of Matane.-Geography:...

. In 1922, he was made a Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
Order of St. Gregory the Great
The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great , was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election.It is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See...

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