Désiré Olivier Bourbeau
Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Drummond—Arthabaska | |
In office 1877–1887 | |
Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Succeeded by | Joseph Lavergne |
Personal details | |
Born | (1834-09-21)21 September 1834 St-Pierre les Becquets, Lower Canada |
Died | 21 December 1900(1900-12-21) (aged 66) Arthabaska, Quebec[1] |
Nationality | British subject |
Political party | Conservative Party |
Occupation | merchant |
Désiré Olivier Bourbeau (21 September 1834 – 21 December 1900) was a Canadian politician and merchant.
The son of L. Bourbeau and Édesse Gauvreau, Bourbeau established himself as a merchant in Victoriaville. He married M.B. Bouchard. Bourbeau was a director of the Arthabaska Building Society, the Arthabaska Agricultural Society and the Mutual Insurance Company.[1] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1877 in a by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Drummond—Arthabaska. He was re-elected in 1878 and 1882. Besides his federal political career, he was also mayor of Arthabaska, Quebec.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | 2,143 | ||||||
Unknown | L. Rainville | 1,981 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Désiré Olivier Bourbeau | 2,421 | ||||||
Unknown | L.J. Cannon | 1,811 |
References
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
External links
- Désiré Olivier Bourbeau – Parliament of Canada biography
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