Career
He was born in Saint-Léon in 1815. He became a merchant at Saint-David-d"Yamaska and was also president of the Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Railway. He served as mayor of Saint-David for 22 years.
In 1861, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in Yamaska.
He was re-elected in 1863 and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons after Confederation. He died at Saint-David-d"Yamaska in 1877.