Joseph Bédard (Lower Canada politician)

Joseph Bédard (February 26, 1774 – September 28, 1832) was a politician in Lower Canada.

He represented York from 1800 to 1904 and Surrey from 1810 to 1814 in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.

He was born in Quebec City, the son of Pierre-Stanislas Bédard and Marie-Josephte Thibault, and was educated at the Petit séminaire de Québec.

Bédard went on to study law, was called to the bar in 1796 and set up practice in Montreal.

He took part in the protests against the proposed union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1822.