Napol%C3%A9on Rioux
Napolon Rioux was a seigneur, merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Tmiscouata in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative.
He was born in TroisPistoles, Lower Canada, the son of JeanBaptiste Rioux and Marcelline Chamberland, and was educated there. He owned the seigneury of AnseauxCoques. Rioux was a justice of the peace. In 1862, he married Philomne Martin. He helped found a colonization society at TroisPistoles in 1869. Rioux founded the local SaintJeanBaptiste Society in 1876 and also served as its president. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1890, losing to CharlesEugne Pouliot, then defeated Pouliot to win the seat in 1892. Rioux was defeated by FlixAlonzo Talbot when he ran for reelection in 1897. He died two years later in TroisPistoles at the age of 62.
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