Joseph-Ovide Turgeon (1797 – November 9, 1856) was a

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official and political figure. He was born at Terrebonne in 1797, a cousin of

Louis Turgeon Louis Turgeon (April 10, 1762 – September 26, 1827) was a notary, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Beaumont, New France in 1762, studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, articled as a notary and was lic ...

, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal. He travelled in the

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before settling again at Terrebonne. He was named commissioner in charge of extending the Effingham road to Killkenny in 1830. Turgeon was elected to the

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for Effingham in 1824 as a member of the parti canadien and was reelected in 1827. In 1830, he was elected again, this time in Terrebonne. Turgeon voted in support of the

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. He was appointed to the

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in 1848 and died at Terrebonne while still in office in 1856. His daughter later married

Charles Laberge Charles Laberge (October 21, 1827 – August 3, 1874) was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure. He was born in Montreal, Lower Canada in 1827 and studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe from 1838 to 1845, when he completed hi ...

, a member of the Legislative Assembly, and his son married the adopted daughter of

Amable Berthelot Amable Berthelot (February 10, 1777 – November 24, 1847) was a '' Canadien'' lawyer, author and political figure. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and later to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada ...

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* 1797 births 1856 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Pre-Confederation Quebec people {{Quebec-MNA-stub