Background
He was born in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada, the son of Jacques Dorion and Catherine-Louise Lovell.
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Joseph Dorion
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Education
He was educated at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the Collège de Joliette.
Career
He represented Richelieu in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1875 as a Conservative. He was admitted to practice in 1863 and settled at Saint-Ours. Dorion was also justice of the peace, coroner, president of the Agricultural Society for Richelieu County and county treasurer.
He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada in 1861.
In 1865, Dorion married Henriette-Amélie, the daughter of seigneur François-Roch de Saint-Ours. In 1882, he was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Sorel division and served there until 1897.
Dorion died in Saint-Ours at the age of 68.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Conservative