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About Louis Basinet
- Louis Basinet (November 30, 1846 – May 8, 1918) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Joliette in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1892 as a Liberal. He was born in Joliette, Canada East, the son of Joseph Basinet and Louise Trudeau, and was educated at the Collège de Joliette.
- In 1868, he married Malvina Deblois.
- Basinet was mayor of Saint-Charles-Borromée from 1878 to 1917.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1885, losing to Joseph-Norbert-Alfred McConville.
- His election in 1886 was overturned in 1889 but he won the subsequent by-election held later that year.
- He was reelected in 1890 but lost to Joseph-Mathias Tellier when he ran for reelection in 1892.
- Basinet died in Joliette at the age of 71. His brother Charles served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons.
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