Joseph-Aimé Massue (October 18, 1860 – April 10, 1891) was a
seigneur
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and political figure in
Quebec
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. He represented
Richelieu in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1887 to 1891 as a
Conservative
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member.
Biography
He was born Marie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-Edouard-Aimé Massue in
Saint-Aimé, the son of Gaspard-Aimé Massue and Julie-Appolline Lussier. Massue was educated at the
Collège Saint-Hyacinthe. He was first elected to the House of Commons at the age of 27 in an 1887 by-election held following the death of
Jean-Baptiste Labelle. After suffering from poor health for some time, Massue went to
Montreal
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in July 1890 to seek medical treatment. In September of that year, he travelled to
Paris
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, seeking a cure there. Still ill, he returned to Saint-Aimé where he died at the age of 30.
His uncle
Louis Huet Massue also represented Richilieu in the House of Commons. His sister Marie-Louise married
Albert-Alexandre Lussier who served in the Quebec assembly.
References
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''Histoire de la seigneurie Massue et de la paroisse de Saint-Aimé'' (1930) Lapalice, OMH
1860 births
1891 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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