- Joseph-Ovide Turgeon
Joseph-Ovide Turgeon (1797 –
November 9 1856 ) was aQuebec official and political figure.He was born at Terrebonne in 1797, a cousin of
Louis Turgeon , and studied at thePetit Séminaire de Montréal . He travelled in theUnited States before settling again at Terrebonne. He was named commissioner in charge of extending the Effingham road to Killkenny in 1830. Turgeon was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Effingham in 1824 as a member of theparti canadien and was reelected in 1827. In 1830, he was elected again, this time in Terrebonne. He was appointed to theLegislative Council of the Province of Canada in 1848 and died at Terrebonne while still in office in 1856.His daughter later married
Charles Laberge , a member of the Legislative Assembly, and his son married the adopted daughter ofAmable Berthelot .External links
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/FRA/membres/notices/t-u/turgjo.htm Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)]
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