Background
He was born in Nicolet, Quebec, the son of Joseph Desfossés and Madeleine Boudreau.
He was born in Nicolet, Quebec, the son of Joseph Desfossés and Madeleine Boudreau.
He represented Trois-Rivières in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1833 to 1834. Around 1809, he entered business at Trois-Rivièresearch He served in the militia during the War of 1812.
He became a lieutenant in 1825 but was stripped of his rank by Governor George Ramsay, was reinstated by Governor Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer and, in 1850, became lieutenant-colonel.
Desfossés was elected to the legislative assembly in an 1833 by-election held after Charles Richard Ogden became attorney general. He supported the Parti patriote but did not vote for or against the Ninety-Two Resolutions.
Desfossés died at Trois-Rivières at the age of 64.
