Alexandre Bareil, dit Lajoie (August 8, 1822 – November 1862) was a farmer and political figure in Canada East

Canada East

Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....

. He represented Lanaudière division in the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

Legislative Council of the Province of Canada

The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario...

 in 1862. His name also appears as Alexis Bareil-Lajoie and Alexandre Bareil.

He was born in Maskinongé

Maskinongé, Quebec

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, the son of Alexis Bareil, dit Lajoie and Esther Roy, and was educated at the Séminaire de Nicolet. Bareil dit Lajoie joined the religious order and taught at the seminary from 1844 to 1845, when he left the order. He was mayor of Maskinongé and county prefect from 1855 to 1857. He also served as justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 and secretary-treasurer for the school board. In 1857, he married Marie-Christine, the daughter of Jean-Olivier Arcand

Jean-Olivier Arcand

Jean-Olivier Arcand was a land surveyor and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Hampshire in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1822 to 1824....

. Bareil dit Lajoie died in office on November 18 or 19 in 1862 at the age of 40.