Joseph Morin (February 13, 1854 – June 1, 1915) was a merchant, farmer and political figure in

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in the

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from 1886 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1904 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of Toussaint Morin and Calixte Vandal, and was educated at the Académie de Baie-Saint-Paul. He was a representative for Matthew Moddy & Son and for the Canada Life Company. In 1878, he married Georgianne Simard. Morin was secretary-treasurer for the municipality of Baie-Saint-Paul in 1879 and for the local school board from 1879 to 1903. He also served on the village council for Baie-Saint-Paul. Morin was defeated by Pierre D'Auteuil when he ran for reelection in 1897. He was governor for the prison at

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from 1906 until his death in Quebec City at the age of 61. He was buried at Baie-Saint-Paul.

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* 1854 births 1915 deaths Canadian prison officials People from Baie-Saint-Paul Quebec Liberal Party MNAs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec 20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub