Moïse Houde

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Moïse Houde was a politician in the Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Before 1867 3 After 1867 4 Death 5 Footnotes 6 See also

[edit] Early life

He was born on February 11, 1811 in Louiseville, Mauricie.

[edit] Before 1867

Houde ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the district of Maskinongé in 1861, but was defeated by Parti bleu incumbent George Caron.

He ran again in 1863 and won. He sat with the members of the Parti rouge.

[edit] After 1867

After the British North America Act of 1867 was enacted, Houde joined the Liberal Party. He ran for a seat in the district of Maskinongé to both the House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, but was defeated on all accounts.

He ran again in 1871 and was elected to the provincial legislature. He was re-elected as a Conservative in 1875, but was defeated in 1878.

[edit] Death

He died on July 23, 1885.

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] See also

• Louiseville
• Mauricie
• Mauricie Legislators
• Maskinongé Provincial Electoral District

Political offices
Preceded by George Caron, Parti bleu	MLA, District of Maskinongé 1863–1867	Succeeded by British North America Act of 1867
National Assembly of Quebec
Preceded by Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers, Conservative	MLA, District of Maskinongé 1871–1878	Succeeded by Édouard Caron, Conservative