Norbert Dumas (October 22, 1812 – April 19, 1869) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Leinster in the

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from 1848 to 1851. He was born in Terrebonne, the son of Antoine Dumas and Marie-Rose Roy, was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1834 and set up practice in

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. In 1844, he married Magdeleine-Émilie-Alphonsine, the daughter of Joseph Roy. Dumas did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1851. In 1854, he was named

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. He died in Montreal at the age of 56.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumas, Norbert 1812 births 1869 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East People from Terrebonne, Quebec