Background
He was born in Joliette, Canada East, the son of Joseph Basinet and Louise Trudeau, and was educated at the Collège de Joliette.
politician Member of the National Assembly
He was born in Joliette, Canada East, the son of Joseph Basinet and Louise Trudeau, and was educated at the Collège de Joliette.
He represented Joliette in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1892 as a Liberal. Basinet was mayor of Saint-Charles-Borromée from 1878 to 1917. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1885, losing to Joseph-Norbert-Alfred McConville.
He was reelected in 1890 but lost to Joseph-Mathias Tellier when he ran for reelection in 1892.
Basinet died in Joliette at the age of 71.