Pierre Antoine Deblois was a Quebec

Quebec

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 farmer, businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

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 member of the Senate of Canada for La Salle division from 1883 to 1898.

He was born at Quebec City

Quebec City

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 in 1815. Deblois was also mayor of Beauport

Beauport, Quebec

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. He was named to the Senate in February 1883.

He died in office in 1898.

His nephew, Sir Adolphe-Philippe Caron

Adolphe-Philippe Caron

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, was a member of the House of Commons and served in the cabinet of Sir John A. Macdonald

John A. Macdonald

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