[1] He was the son of Jacques Hamelin and Angelique Tourengeau.
Hamelin ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1878, losing to Joseph Royal.
He died in Sainte Rose du Lac at the age of 83.
[1] His grandson Joseph Hamelin served in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly.
[1] The singer Ray St. Germain is also a descendant of Hamelin.