Louis-Joseph Papineau (October 7, 1786 – September 23, 1871), born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation.
He was the leader of the reformist Patriote movement before the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838.
His father was Joseph Papineau, also a politician in Quebec.
Papineau was the eldest of eight children and was the grandfather of the journalist Henri Bourassa, founder of the newspaper Le Devoir.
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