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Louis Lacoste
The Hon. Louis Lacoste | |
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| Senator for Montarville, Quebec | |
| In office October 23, 1867 – November 26, 1878 | |
| Appointed by | Royal Proclamation |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Charles Boucher de Boucherville |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for County of Chambly (two-member constituency) | |
| In office 1834 – March 27, 1838 Serving with Louis-Michel Viger | |
| Preceded by | Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel |
| Succeeded by | None; constitution suspended |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Chambly | |
| In office 1843 – 1847 (by-election and general election) | |
| Preceded by | John Yule |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Beaubien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1798 Boucherville, Lower Canada |
| Died | November 26, 1878 (aged 80) Boucherville, Quebec |
| Political party | Lower Canada: Parti patriote Province of Canada: French-Canadian Group Parliament of Canada: Conservative |
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| Children | 2 sons, including Alexandre Lacoste |
| Profession | Notary |
Louis Lacoste (April 3, 1798 – November 26, 1878) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada and then Canada East, Province of Canada (now Quebec). He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, supporting Louis-Joseph Papineau and the Parti patriote. During the Lower Canada Rebellion he was imprisoned without trial, for his activities in the lead-up to the Rebellion. Following the creation of the Province of Canada, he was a member of the new Legislative Assembly for several years, and then a member of the Legislative Council. He was one of the original members of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1878.
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