François Benjamin Godin

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
  1. François Benjamin Godin – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
  4. Lucien Dugas at Assemblée nationale du Québec (in French)


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