Canadian politician
The Hon.
Léandre Dumouchel
In office 1867–1882Appointed by Royal Proclamation Succeeded by Louis-Rodrigue Masson
Born (1811-03-29 ) 29 March 1811 Saint-Benoît (Mirabel), Lower CanadaDied 24 September 1882(1882-09-24) (aged 71) Saint-Benoît (Mirabel), Quebec Political party Conservative
Léandre Dumouchel (29 March 1811 – September 24, 1882) was a Quebec medical doctor and political figure. He was a Conservative Party of Canada member of the Senate of Canada for Mille Isles division from 1867 to 1882.
He was born Vital-Léandre Dumouchelle in Saint-Benoît , Lower Canada , the son of Jean-Baptiste Dumouchelle , in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal . He apprenticed in medicine, qualified to practice in 1835 and set up his practice at Saint-Benoît. Dumouchel took part in the Lower Canada Rebellion but was not arrested, although he was removed from his position as a justice of the peace . He took refuge until an amnesty was announced and then returned to his practice at Saint-Benoît, later moving to Saint-Jérôme in the 1840s. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the local militia from 1847 to 1869 and was president of the agricultural society for Deux-Montagnes County . He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in 1864 and served until Confederation , when he was named to the Senate.
He died in Saint-Benoît in 1882.
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