Pierre-Vincent 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

Pierre-Vincent Valin (June 1, 1827 October 2, 1897) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montmorency in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1878 to 1887. His name also appears as Pierre Valin.

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.

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