Jean Dessaulles

Jean Dessaulles (1766 – June 20, 1835) was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.

Dessaulles served as major in the local militia during the War of 1812, taking command of the battalion when his cousin Hyacinthe-Marie Delorme, then serving as lieutenant-colonel, became ill.

He was also elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Richelieu in the same year and continued to represent the region until 1830.

Dessaulles helped support the operation of the college at Saint-Hyacinthe.

Georges-Casimir's daughter Henriette Dessaulles became a noted writer and journalist under the pen name Fadette, while Louis-Antoine's daughter Caroline Dessaulles-Béique became one of Quebec's first prominent feminist activists.