Joseph-Octave Mousseau

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rdf:langString Joseph-Octave Mousseau (August 2, 1875 – December 2, 1965) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Soulanges in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1904 to 1914 as a Liberal member. He was born in Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec, the son of Joseph-Octave Mousseau and Rose-Avelina Cadieux. Mousseau studied at Collège Bourget at Rigaud and the Université Laval; he was called to the Quebec bar in 1897 and set up practice in Montreal. In 1899, he married Clara Gagné. Mousseau was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in a 1902 by-election. He was named King's Counsel in 1909. He served as party whip from 1913 to 1914. He resigned his seat in 1914 after being accused of corruption in the ; these accusations were found to be justified by a committee of the assembly. In 1917, he married his cousin Annette, the daughter of Joseph-Alfred Mousseau. He was married a third time, to Cécile Langlois, in 1955. Mousseau died in Montreal at the age of 90 and was buried in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery. His sister Hortense married Joseph-Rodolphe Ouimet.