Background
He was born in Montreal, the son of Joseph Papineau and Marie-Josephte Beaudry, and settled at Saint-Martin.
He was born in Montreal, the son of Joseph Papineau and Marie-Josephte Beaudry, and settled at Saint-Martin.
He represented Effingham in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1827 to 1830. In 1797, Papineau married Marie-Anne Roussel. He served as a lieutenant in the militia during the War of 1812.
Papineau was named a census commissioner for Effingham County in 1825.
He did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1830. Papineau died in Saint-Martin at the age of 67.