Joseph Pierre Turcotte
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Joseph-Pierre Turcotte was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Quebec
Quebec
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. He represented Quebec County in the Canadian House of Commons
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 from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal
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.

He was born in Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
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, Île d'Orléans
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, Canada East
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, the son of François-Xavier Turcotte and Élisabeth Rousseau. Turcotte was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1881 and practised in Quebec City
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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1886 and 1896. He contributed to a number of publications including the Petit Journal, the Revue de Québec and the Électeur. In 1910, he was named King's Counsel.
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