William Lagimodière

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

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William Lagimodière (April 29, 1857 – October 2, 1930) was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba. He represented La Verendrye from 1888 to 1892 and from 1899 to 1907 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal.

He was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, the son of Elzéar Lagimodière and Sarah Goulet, and was educated at St. Joseph's College there. In 1880, he married Lucy Genthon.{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/canadianparliam00unkngoog |page=[https://archive.org/details/canadianparliam00unkngoog/page/n339 339] |title=The Canadian Parliamentary companion |year=1889 |last=Gemmill |first=J A |accessdate=2012-10-21}} Lagimodière served as secretary-treasurer for the Rural Municipality of Taché from 1880 to 1903. He was also a homestead inspector from 1905 to 1929.{{cite web |url=http://shsb.mb.ca/Lorette/William_Lagimodiere_MSB603 |title=William Lagimodière |publisher=Société historique de Saint-Boniface |accessdate=2012-10-21|language=fr}} He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1892 and 1896, and again in 1907.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html#L0 |title=MLA Biographies - Deceased |work=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba}} Lagimodière died at home in Lorette.{{cite web |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/lagimodiere_w.shtml |title=William Lagimodiere (1859-1930) |work=Memorable Manitobans |publisher=Manitoba Historical Society |accessdate=2012-10-21}}

Lagimodière was the great-grandson of Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière and Marie-Anne Gaboury, who were also the grandparents of Louis Riel.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TvPU1dVdZ-cC&pg=PA99 |page=99 |title=Marie-Anne Lagimodière: The Incredible Story of Louis Riel's Grandmother |last=Gordon |first=Irene |publisher=Heritage House Publishing |year=2003 |ISBN=1551539675 |accessdate=2012-10-21}}