Joseph Morin (notary)
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Joseph Morin was a notary
and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Saint-Hyacinthe
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal.
He was born in Saint-Hyacinthe
, Canada East
, the son of Pierre Morin and Tharsille Vasseur, and was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. He qualified as a notary in 1878 and practised at Saint-Hyacinthe from 1878 to 1908, in partnership with Michel-Esdras Bernier. In 1882, he married Marie-Louise-Laetitia Bourgoin. Morin was secretary-treasurer for the Saint-Hyacinthe agricultural society and was president of the Quebec agricultural council from 1906 to 1908. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1908. Morin served as auditor for the province of Quebec from 1909 to 1929. He died in Saint-Hyacinthe at the age of 76.
His son Louis-Simon-René served in the Canadian House of Commons.
Civil law notary
Civil-law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal advice and give attendance in person, and are vested as public officers with the authentication power of the State...
and political figure in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe (provincial electoral district)
Saint-Hyacinthe is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region, the riding includes the city of Saint-Hyacinthe as well as the municipalities of Saint-Damase, Saint-Dominique and Saint-Liboire...
in 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...
from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal.
He was born in Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of Pierre Morin and Tharsille Vasseur, and was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. He qualified as a notary in 1878 and practised at Saint-Hyacinthe from 1878 to 1908, in partnership with Michel-Esdras Bernier. In 1882, he married Marie-Louise-Laetitia Bourgoin. Morin was secretary-treasurer for the Saint-Hyacinthe agricultural society and was president of the Quebec agricultural council from 1906 to 1908. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1908. Morin served as auditor for the province of Quebec from 1909 to 1929. He died in Saint-Hyacinthe at the age of 76.
His son Louis-Simon-René served in the Canadian House of Commons.