Joseph Laporte Explained

Joseph Laporte
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Hochelaga
Term Start1:1854
Term End1:1861
Birth Date:September 20, 1806
Birth Place:Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada
Death Date:January 20, 1883
Death Place:Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Independent
Occupation:farmer, politician

Joseph Laporte (September 20, 1806  - August 19, 1862) was a farmer and political figure in Canada East. He represented Hochelaga in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1861.

He was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles, the son of Charles Laporte and Josephte Christin dit Saint-Amour. Laporte was also a justice of the peace. In 1830, he married Desanges Messier. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1861. Laporte died in Pointe-aux-Trembles at the age of 55.