Joseph Octave Lavallée Explained

Joseph Octave Lavallée
Constituency Mp:Bellechasse
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Onésiphore-Ernest Talbot
Successor:Charles-Alphonse Fournier
Term Start:1911
Term End:1916
Birth Date:1878 2, df=y
Birth Place:Berthier, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse:Maria Demers
(m. 24 Jun 1901)
Party:Conservative
Alma Mater:Séminaire de Joliette
Occupation:journalist

Joseph-Octave Lavallée (21 February 1878 – 10 September 1940) was a journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1916 as a Conservative.

He was born in Berthier, Quebec, the son of Octave Lavallée and Philomène Champagne, and was educated at the Séminaire de Joliette. Lavallée lived in St-Cajetan d'Armagh. In 1901, he married Maria Demers at Berthierville, Quebec.[1] He was a director of the Strathcona Assurance Company and Blais Co. Ltd. Lavallée resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1916 to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Canadian Directory of Parliament: 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. Johnson, J.K.. 1968. Queen's Printer. 2014-12-09.
  2. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.