Joseph-Victor Monfette | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Nicolet |
Predecessor: | Honoré Brunelle Tourigny |
Successor: | Louis Beaubien |
Term Start: | 1890 |
Term End: | 1892 |
Birth Date: | 13 October 1841 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East |
Death Place: | Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard, Quebec |
Party: | Liberal |
Joseph-Victor Monfette (October 13, 1841 - September 16, 1924) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Parti National.
He was born in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East, the son of Jean-Baptiste Monfet and Rosalie Gagnon. Monfette was a justice of the peace and owned a farm at Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard. Monfette was married twice: to Elmire Tousignant in 1866 and to Célina Legendre (née Pépin) in 1901. He was mayor of Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard from 1882 to 1890, from 1896 to 1901 and from 1910 to 1913. He died in Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard at the age of 82.