- Luc-Hyacinthe Masson
Luc-Hyacinthe Masson (
August 16 1811 –October 18 1880 ) was aQuebec physician, businessman and political figure. He represented Soulanges in the1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.He was born in Saint-Benoît,
Lower Canada in 1811, studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and went on to study medicine with DoctorRobert Nelson . He helped fight the Asiatic cholera epidemic of 1832 and qualified as a doctor the following year. He practiced at Saint-Clément-de-Beauharnois and then Saint-Benoit. Masson took part in theLower Canada Rebellion and was exiled to theBermuda s in 1838. He returned toNew York state in 1838 and returned toCanada East in 1842. Masson opened a business with his brother at Saint-Anicet. In 1844, he was named customs collector at Dundee. He served as mayor of Coteau-Landing and represented Soulanges in theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1857. After he retired from politics in 1872, he served as registrar for Soulanges County and clerk for the circuit court.He died at Coteau-Landing in 1880.
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=16775&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5131 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]s-ttl|title=
Member of Parliament for Soulanges
years=1867–1872
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