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Louis-Alphonse Boyer

Louis-Alphonse Boyer

Canadian politician

Louis-Alphonse Boyer (May 31, 1839 – May 29, 1916) was a Quebec merchant and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Maskinongé, Preceded by ...

He was born in Montreal,[1] the son of Louis Boyer and Aurélie Mignault,[2] and was educated at the Chambly and Jesuit Colleges.[3] Boyer was the head of a lumber firm and a director of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company and of La Banque Ville Marie.[4] He also served as mayor of St-Lambert.[1] In 1865, he married Alphonsine Meilleur, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Meilleur.[3] Boyer ran unsuccessfully in the federal riding of Jacques Cartier in 1904.[1] Boyer operated a model farm in St-Lambert. He was flour inspector for Montreal from 1878 to 1888.[2]

His brother Arthur was a member of the Quebec assembly and the Canadian senate.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Louis-Alphonse Boyer – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. [3]
    Montreal : its history : to which is added biographical sketches ... (1875) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Borthwick, JD p. 47
  4. [4]
    The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, CH Mackintosh


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