Joseph-Adolphe Dorion (March 19, 1832 – October 24, 1900) was a

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and political figure in

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. He represented Richelieu in the

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from 1871 to 1875 as a

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. He was born in Saint-Ours,

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, the son of Jacques Dorion and Catherine-Louise Lovell. He was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the Collège de Joliette. He was admitted to practice in 1863 and settled at Saint-Ours. Dorion was also justice of the peace,

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, president of the Agricultural Society for Richelieu County and county treasurer. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in 1861. In 1865, Dorion married Henriette-Amélie, the daughter of

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François-Roch de Saint-Ours. In 1882, he was named to the

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for Sorel division and served there until 1897. Dorion died in Saint-Ours at the age of 68.

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