Pierre Poitras (1810 – July 31, 1889) was a political figure in

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, Canada. He was a member of the Convention of Forty and served in the

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. The son of André Poitras and Marguerite Grant, he was born at

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in the

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. Poitras moved with his family to

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four years later. In 1832, he married Marie Bruyere/Brillière. He was captured and seriously injured while scouting during the approach of the Red River Expeditionary Force. Poitras moved to

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sometime before 1885. He later died there at the age of 78.

References

1810 births 1889 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia {{Manitoba-politician-stub