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Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine
Antoine
Ménard
,
dit
Lafontaine
was a
building contractor
and
political figure
in
Lower Canada
.
He was born in
Boucherville
in
1744
. Ménard was
elected
to the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
for
Kent
in
1796
and was re-elected in
1800
.
He
died
in Boucherville in
1825
.
His
grandson
,
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
, was an important
figure
in the
development
of
responsible government
in the province.