Joseph Octave Lavallée

Joseph Octave Lavallée
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bellechasse
In office
1911–1916
Preceded by Onésiphore-Ernest Talbot
Succeeded by Charles-Alphonse Fournier
Personal details
Born (1878-02-21)21 February 1878
Berthier, Quebec
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Maria Demers
(m. 24 Jun 1901)
Alma mater Séminaire de Joliette
Occupation journalist

Joseph-Octave Lavallée (21 February 1878 – after 1916) was a journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1916 as a Conservative.[1]

He was born in Berthier, Quebec, the son of Octave Lavallée and Philomène Champagne, and was educated at the Séminaire de Joliette. Lavallée lived in St-Cajetan d'Armagh. In 1901, he married Maria Demers at Berthierville, Quebec.[2] He was a director of the Strathcona Assurance Company and Blais Co. Ltd. Lavallée resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1916 to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[3]

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJoseph Octave Lavallée 1,742
LiberalOnésiphore-Ernest Talbot 1,696

References

  1. Joseph Octave Lavallée – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Public Archives of Canada; Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament: 1867-1967. Queen's Printer. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  3. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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