Louis Proulx (October 29, 1751 – March 3, 1838) was a

seigneur A seigneur () or lord is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. The seigneur owned a seigneurie, seigneury, or lordship—a form of ...

, businessman and political figure in

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. His surname also sometimes appears as Proust or Prou. He was born in Nicolet in 1751, the son of a farmer. He was involved in the sale of grain and trading cattle and also became owner of a ship. He also invested in property, acquiring the seigneuries of La Lussodière and Saint-François. In 1784, he married Marie-Anne Brassard, the daughter of a local wealthy farmer. Proulx was elected to the

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for Buckingham in 1804. He died at Nicolet in 1838. His daughter Marie-Anne married surveyor

François Legendre François Legendre (1763 – February 4, 1853) was a surveyor, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. His name sometimes appears as François d'Assise; his surname also appears as Le Gendre. He was born at Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinièr ...

who also represented Buckingham in the assembly. His nephew Jean-Baptiste Proulx also represented the same area in the assembly.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Proulx, Louis 1751 births 1838 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada