Joseph Octave Lavallée | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bellechasse |
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In office 1911–1916 |
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Preceded by | Onésiphore-Ernest Talbot |
Succeeded by | Charles-Alphonse Fournier |
Personal details | |
Born |
Berthier, Quebec |
21 February 1878
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Maria Demers (m. 24 Jun 1901) |
Alma mater | Séminaire de Joliette |
Occupation | journalist |
Joseph-Octave Lavallée (21 February 1878 – after 1916) was a journalist and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1916 as a Conservative.
He was born in Berthier, Quebec, the son of Octave Lavallée and Philomène Champagne, and was educated at the Séminaire de Joliette. Lavallée lived in St-Cajetan d'Armagh. In 1901, he married Maria Demers at Berthierville, Quebec. He was a director of the Strathcona Assurance Company and Blais Co. Ltd. Lavallée resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1916 to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.