Joseph Taillefer

Joseph Noel Taillefer (December 25, 1828 – June 1, 1897^[1]) was a farmer, lawyer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Ste. Agathe in 1879 and Morris from 1879 to 1883 as a Conservative.

He was born in the village of Saint-Joseph, Lower Canada near Montreal.^[2] Taillefer served as a Papal Zouave, He was made a Chevalier de l'ordre Pie 1X (Montreal paper Tuesday, June 1897), travelling to Europe in 1868.^[1] He came to the Red River Colony with the Wolseley Expedition in 1870. Taillefer married Mary Jane McDermot, the daughter of a well-known Winnipeg merchant. Andrew McDermot,^[3] The family later moved to a homestead in Lebret, Saskatchewan.^[4] Taillefer died in hospital at St. Boniface.^[3]

References

1. Stanley, George; Huel, Raymond J.A; Martel, Gilles; Flanagan, Thomas, eds. (1980). Collected Writings of Louis Riel. Vol. 3. University of Alberta. p. 349. ISBN 0888640919. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
2. "Joseph Noel Taillefer (1832-c1897)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
3. Morice, Adrien Gabriel (1912). Dictionnaire historique des Canadiens et des métis français de l'Ouest (in French). p. 296. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
4. Ituna, Hubbard & Area History Book Committee (1985). So much is ours : history of Ituna-Hubbard area. p. 789. Retrieved 2012-09-27.