He was a Liberal member of the 1st Canadian Parliament representing Joliette.
[1] He was born in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada in 1828,[1] the son of Joseph Godin and Sophie Connaissant,[2] and educated at Montreal.
Godin ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1871.
[1] His grandson Lucien Dugas later represented Joliette in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and served as speaker in 1936.
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