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.