François Benjamin Godin (March 28, 1828 – March 3, 1888) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Joliette.[1]
He was born in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada in 1828,[1] the son of Joseph Godin and Sophie Connaissant,[2] and educated at Montreal. Godin studied law and was called to the bar in 1849.[3] In 1850, he married Alice Bernard. Godin ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1871. In 1878, he was named Queen's Counsel.[2] He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878 and 1880.[1]
His grandson Lucien Dugas later represented Joliette in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and served as speaker in 1936.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c François Benjamin Godin – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 96.
- ^ Lucien Dugas at Assemblée nationale du Québec (in French)
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