Étienne Poulin Explained

Étienne Poulin
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Rouville
Predecessor:Flavien-Guillaume Bouthillier
Successor:Edmond Lareau
Term Start:1881
Term End:1886
Birth Date:27 June 1835
Birth Place:Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Lower Canada
Death Place:Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Quebec
Party:Conservative
Relations:Joseph-Napoléon Poulin, brother

Étienne Poulin (June 27, 1835  - October 25, 1901) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1881 to 1886 as a Conservative.

He was born in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir, Lower Canada, the son of Étienne Poulin and Charlotte Hébert, and was educated at the Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe. In 1854, he married Marcelline Vigeant. Poulin was president of the school board for Marieville from 1868 to 1871 and from 1881 to 1882. He was mayor of Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir in 1882. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886 and 1890 and again in Iberville in 1897. He died in Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir at the age of 66.

His older brother Joseph-Napoléon served in the legislative assembly and legislative council for the Province of Canada.