Laurent-David Lafontaine (August 10, 1823 – February 20, 1892) was a physician and political figure in Quebec

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. He represented Napierville

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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 from 1870 to 1881 as a Liberal.

He was born in Saint-Philippe

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of François Lafontaine and Marie Coupal, and was educated at the Collège de Montréal

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. He qualified to practice as a doctor in 1846 and set up practice in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Édouard

Saint-Édouard, Quebec

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. Lafontaine was also agent for the seigneury

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 of Saint-Georges. He was mayor of Saint-Édouard , warden for Napierville County and secretary-treasurer for the Saint-Édouard school board. He served as Liberal Party whip

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 in 1881. Lafontaine was married three times: to Cécile Daigneau in 1850, to Edwidge Singer in 1857 and to Clémence Lemay, dit Delorme in 1868. He died at Montréal

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 at the age of 68.

His son Eugène

Eugène Lafontaine

Eugène Lafontaine was a lawyer, educator, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Napierville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal....

also served in the Quebec assembly.