Pierre-Vincent Valin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
About Pierre-Vincent Valin
- Pierre-Vincent Valin (June 1, 1827 – October 2, 1897) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec, Canada.
- He represented Montmorency in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1878 to 1887.
- His name also appears as Pierre Valin. He was born in Château-Richer, Lower Canada in 1827, the son of Toussaint Valin, and studied at Quebec.
- He began working as a shipbuilder in a shipyard on the Saint-Charles River in 1846.
- In 1853, he set up the shipbuilding company Pierre Valin et Compagnie with two partners; the partnership ended a year later but Valin continued to build ships.
- He married Marie-Angélique, the daughter of Joseph Talbot, dit Gervais in 1855. Valin was elected to the municipal council of Quebec in 1871.
- He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Est in an 1874 by-election but was defeated in the general election that followed.
- His election to the House of Commons in 1878 was declared invalid two years later but he was reelected in the by-election that followed.
- He served as chairman of the Harbour Commission of Quebec from 1879 to 1889.
- In 1885, he married Marie-Virginie-CĂ©lina, the daughter of Pierre-Martial Bardy.
- Later in life, Valin owned ships that transported goods over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He died at Quebec City in 1897.
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