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| name = Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier<br />
| image = Joseph-Mathias Tellier.png<br />
| office = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec]] for [[Joliette (provincial electoral district)|Joliette]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Louis Basinet]]<br />
| successor = [[Ernest Hébert (MLA)|Ernest Hébert]]<br />
| term_start = 1892<br />
| term_end = 1916<br />
| office2 = [[List of leaders of the Official Opposition of Quebec|Leader of the Official Opposition of Quebec]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Pierre-Évariste Leblanc]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Philémon Cousineau]]<br />
| term_start2 = 1909<br />
| term_end2 = 1915<br />
| office3 = [[Chief Justice of Quebec]]<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Pierre-Eugène Lafontaine]]<br />
| successor3 = [[Séverin Létourneau]]<br />
| term_start3 = 1932<br />
| term_end3 = 1942<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1861|1|15}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sainte-Mélanie, Quebec|Sainte-Mélanie]], Canada East<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1952|10|18|1861|1|15}}<br />
| death_place = Joliette, Quebec, Canada<br />
| nationality = <br />
| spouse = <br />
| party = [[Conservative Party of Quebec (historical)|Conservative]]<br />
| relations = [[Louis Tellier]], brother<br />
| children = [[Maurice Tellier]]<br />
| residence = <br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| occupation = <br />
| profession = <br />
| religion = <br />
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier''' (January 15, 1861 &ndash; October 18, 1952) was a Canadian politician and judge, born in [[Sainte-Mélanie, Quebec|Sainte-Mélanie]], [[Canada East]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
He was a [[Conservative Party of Quebec (historical)|Quebec Conservative Party]] leader, but never Premier (his party lost the 1912 election, and [[Lomer Gouin]] became Premier of Quebec). He was in the [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec]] from 1892 to 1916, as a Member for the riding of [[Joliette (provincial electoral district)|Joliette]].<br />
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After his studies at [[Université Laval]], he was admitted to the [[Barreau du Quebec]] and he practiced law for over 15 years.<br />
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He was mayor of [[Joliette]] from 1903 to 1910, and, in 1916, he became a [[Quebec Superior Court]] [[judge]]. He was [[Chief Justice of Quebec]] from 1932 to 1942.<br />
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He was made a Knight of the [[Order of Pius IX]] in 1906. He was Knighted by King [[George V]] in 1934.<br />
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Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier is the brother of [[Louis Tellier]], the father of [[Maurice Tellier]], the grandfather of [[Paul Tellier]],<ref>Jean Hétu, "La famille Tellier: une grande famille de juristes", ''Droit Montréal'', automne 2014, no 19, p. 22-23.</ref> and a first cousin of Raymond Tellier, who is the grandfather of [[Luc-Normand Tellier]].<br />
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==Elections as party leader==<br />
He lost the [[1912 Quebec general election|1912 election]] against Sir [[Lomer Gouin]].<br />
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==Note==<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition]]<br />
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==References==<br />
*{{QuebecMNAbio|tellier-joseph-mathias-5493}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Joseph-Mathias Tellier}}<br />
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