Career
He represented Saint-Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1834. He was born Louis-Michel Poulin in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, the son of Étienne Poulin and Élisabeth Blanchard, dit Renault. Poulin served in the militia during the War of 1812.
He was elected to the legislative assembly in an 1832 by-election held after Jean Dessaulles was named to the legislative council.
Poulin voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions. He died at Sainte-Rosalie at the age of 64.