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About Joseph Laurin
- Joseph Laurin (October 18, 1811 – March 3, 1888) was a Quebec notary, author and political figure. He was born in Quebec City in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec.
- He taught there and at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière but then articled as a notary, qualifying in 1839.
- During this period, he also prepared five textbooks intended for use in the province's schools.
- Laurin set up practice as a notary in Quebec City.
- In 1840, he became secretary and legal advisor to the Société Amicale et Bienviellante des Charpentiers de Vaisseaux de Québec, an association for workers in the shipbuilding industry.
- He ran unsuccessfully in 1836 for a seat in the legislative assembly; in 1844, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Lotbinière as a Reformer; he was reelected in 1848 and 1851.
- During his time in the assembly, he lobbied for the use of French in the parliament.
- Laurin helped organize the Association des Notaires du District de Québec, later serving in turn as secretary, treasurer and president.
- He served on the city council for Quebec City and in the local militia, becoming lieutenant-colonel in 1858.
- He was also mayor of L'Ancienne-Lorette from 1858 to 1862.
- In 1868, he was named superintendent of waterfront lots for Quebec and agent for the Lauzon seigneury. He died at Ancienne-Lorette in 1888.
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