Frédéric Houde (September 23, 1847 – November 15, 1884) was a

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journalist, newspaper editor and political figure in

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. He represented Maskinongé in the

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from 1878 to 1884 as a

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member. He was born in Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup,

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, the son of Antoine Houde and Angèle Descoteaux, and was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet. In 1868, he became an associate editor for ''Le Constitutionnel'' in

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. From 1869 to 1875, he worked on a number of French language newspapers in

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. In 1871 Houde founded ''L’Avenir national'' at St Albans. In 1874, he married Catherine Dougherty. After his return to Quebec, Houde became editor of ''Le Nouveau Monde''; he became owner in 1879. In 1882, he published an article critical of Archbishop

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. He was asked by Bishop

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to retract the article but instead chose to leave journalism. Houde served as a lieutenant-colonel for the Trois-Rivières militia. First published in le 'Nouveau Monde', during his life, his historical novel 'Le Manoir mystérieux' was published in book form in 1913. He died in office at the age of 37 after contracting

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. His uncle

Moïse Houde Moïse Houde (February 11, 1811 – July 23, 1885) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly. Early life He was born on February 11, 1811, in Louiseville, Mauricie, the son of Augustin Houde and Gen ...

represented Maskinongé in the legislative assemblies for the Province of Canada and for Quebec.Moïse Houde, Assemblée nationale du Québec

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