Albert-Alexandre Lussier (March 22, 1842 – December 18, 1909) was a

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and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1886 to 1897 as a Liberal. He was born in

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, the son of seigneur Félix Lussier and Angélique Deschamps, and was educated at the Collège Saint-Paul, Collège Masson and the agricultural college at Sainte-Thérèse. Lussier became seigneur of Varennes on his father's death. He also served as justice of the peace and municipal councillor. In 1874, Lussier married Marie-Louise, the daughter of seigneur Gaspard-Aimé Massue. He organized a campaign to assist the family of

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. Lussier was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1897. He died at the age of 67 and was buried in the crypt of Sainte-Anne's church in Varennes. His brother-in-law Joseph-Aimé Massue served in the Canadian House of Commons.

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* Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 1842 births 1909 deaths People from Varennes, Quebec Politicians from Montérégie Canadian justices of the peace 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub