Career
He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1809. He was born Jean-Baptiste Poulin in Saint-Joachim-de-Montmorency, the son of Joseph Poulin and Agnès Bolduc. Poulin served as a major in the militia.
He did not run for reelection in 1809.
Poulin died in Saint-Joachim-de-Montmorency at the age of 64.