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| Pierre-Vincent Valin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montmorency | |
| In office 1878–1880 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Langlois |
| Succeeded by | Auguste-Réal Angers |
| In office 1880–1887 | |
| Preceded by | Auguste-Réal Angers |
| Succeeded by | Charles Langelier |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Est | |
| In office 1874–1875 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Shehyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1827-06-01)June 1, 1827 Château-Richer, Lower Canada |
| Died | October 2, 1897(1897-10-02) (aged 70) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
Pierre-Vincent Valin (June 1, 1827 – October 2, 1897) was a businessman and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Montmorency in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1878 to 1887. His name also appears as Pierre Valin.
He was born in Château-Richer, Lower Canada in 1827, the son of Toussaint Valin, and studied at Quebec. He began working as a shipbuilder in a shipyard on the Saint-Charles River in 1846. In 1853, he set up the shipbuilding company Pierre Valin et Compagnie with two partners; the partnership ended a year later but Valin continued to build ships. He married Marie-Angélique, the daughter of Joseph Talbot, dit Gervais in 1855.
Valin was elected to the municipal council of Quebec in 1871. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Est in an 1874 by-election but was defeated in the general election that followed. His election to the House of Commons in 1878 was declared invalid two years later but he was reelected in the by-election that followed. He served as chairman of the Harbour Commission of Quebec from 1879 to 1889. In 1885, he married Marie-Virginie-Célina, the daughter of Pierre-Martial Bardy. Later in life, Valin owned ships that transported goods over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
He died at Quebec City in 1897.
Electoral record
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Montmorency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Pierre-Vincent Valin | 831 | ||||||
| Unknown | Jean Langlois | 605 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Montmorency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Pierre-Vincent Valin | 810 | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Langelier | 717 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Montmorency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Langelier | 939 | ||||||
| Conservative | Pierre-Vincent Valin | 938 | ||||||
See also
- Valin v Langlois, Canadian constitutional law decision
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- "Pierre-Vincent Valin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Pierre-Vincent Valin – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1827 births
- 1897 deaths
- Canadian businesspeople
- Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- People from Capitale-Nationale
- 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
- 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada