Pierre-Vincent Valin

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.

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

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

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