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[[File:Jean-Docile Brousseau.png|thumb|Jean-Docile Brousseau]]
'''Jean-Docile Brousseau''' (February 24, 1825 &ndash; July 28, 1908) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[politician]] and [[newspaper]] owner.

He was born in [[Quebec City]] in 1825. In 1855, he became the official printer for the archbishopric of Quebec and produced the ''Le Courrier du Canada'', a religious newsletter, from 1857 to 1872. He was also involved in the production of ''Les Soirées canadiennes'', a literary review.

In 1861, he was elected to the [[7th Parliament of the Province of Canada]] representing [[Portneuf (federal electoral district)|Portneuf]]; he was re-elected in 1863. In 1867, he was elected as the federal [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] representing Portneuf.  He was defeated in the election in 1872.

He was then elected councillor for the [[Quebec City]] municipal government, a position in which he served from 1875 to 1880 and from 1882 to 1884.  He served as mayor from 1880 to 1882. He also represented [[Portneuf (provincial electoral district)|Portneuf]] in the Quebec Legislative Assembly from 1881 to 1885.

He died at Quebec in 1908 after suffering a paralytic stroke.

==Electoral record==
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{{1867 Canadian federal election/Portneuf}}

== References ==
* {{DictCanbio|ID=6583}}
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=1926}}
* {{Quebec MNA biography|brousseau-jean-docile-2307}}

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