- Louis Proulx
Louis Proulx (
October 29 1751 –March 3 1838 ) was a seigneur, businessman and political figure inLower Canada . His surname also sometimes appears as Proust or Prou.He was born in Nicolet in 1751, the son of a farmer. He was involved in the sale of grain and trading cattle and also became owner of a ship. He also invested in property, acquiring the seigneuries of La Lussodière and Saint-François. In 1784, he married Marie-Anne Brassard, the daughter of a local wealthy farmer. Proulx was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Buckingham in 1804.He died at Nicolet in 1838.
His daughter Marie-Anne married surveyor
François Legendre who also represented Buckingham in the assembly. His nephew Jean-Baptiste Proulx also represented the same area in the assembly.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3615 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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